Sloane Stephens books Miami Open final clash with Jelena Ostapenko
Sloane Stephens will face Jelana Ostapenko in the Miami Open final after overcoming Victoria Azarenka.
The Belarusian former world number one and three-time Miami Open winner was given a wildcard into the tournament and had already seen off Karolina Pliskova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Anastasija Sevastova en route to the last four.
Azarenka took the first set 6-3, but four double faults in the second brought Stephens back into contention as Azarenka lost three consecutive service games.
Stephens then made short work of her opponent in the deciding set, taking it 6-1.
Jelena Ostapenko will be her final opponent after she comfortably beat qualifier Danielle Collins 7-6 (7/1) 6-3.
Collins, who conquered Venus Williams in the quarter-finals, met her match against the Latvian, who was ruthless in the first set tie-break breaking her four times as Ostapenko took the first set before cruising to victory on her first match point.
Latest
-
French OpenElina Svitolina weathers Hunter Storm onslaught to secure Round of 32 place
Elina Svitolina defeated qualifier Storm Hunter in the second round of Roland Garros.
-
French OpenStefanos Tsitsipas slugs his way into French Open third round
Stefanos Tsitsipas has won through to the third round of the French Open with a straight sets victory over Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena.
-
French OpenNovak Djokovic’s Kosovo remarks condemned by the French Minister of Sports
Djokovic wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence” on a camera.
-
French OpenFitness-focused Gael Monfils dubs himself ‘crazy’
Gael Monfils had to overcome cramps and a double break deficit in the fifth set to down Sebastian Baez.
-
French OpenAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova feared her career was over
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said that her knee injury was so severe that she “couldn’t walk or sit down”.
-
French OpenFollow the 2023 French Open with T365’s scores and results centre…
Catch the action from Roland Garros…
-
French OpenFrench Open day three: Seyboth Wild shocks second seed but Iga Swiatek cruises through
The story of the third day of play from Roland Garros.
-
French OpenWATCH: French Open hero rejects domestic violence question after Daniil Medvedev win
There was a tense exchange in Seyboth Wild’s press conference when he was asked about a domestic violence case.
-
French OpenDaniil Medvedev: I had a mouthful of clay, I don’t like to eat clay
World number two Daniil Medvedev rued Tuesday’s…
-
