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Barty cruises into Miami Open final after dominant victory – Sydney Morning Herald
The defending champion comfortably beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 to cement her place at the top of the world rankings.
Midway through the second set, Svitolina made a rare trip to the net and Barty responded with a perfect lob winner that drew an appreciative pat of the racquet strings from her opponent. On match point, Barty closed out the victory with a forehand winner and a fist pump.
On the mens side, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland earned his first semi-final berth in a top-level ATP event by rallying past No.2-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Hurkacz, seeded 26th, has won three in a row when facing a top-five…
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