Miami Open 2026 : World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and second seed Elena Rybakina are ready to battle blockbuster semifinal at the Miami Open 2026.
Miami Open Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat 45th-ranked American Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 6-4 in the Miami Open quarter-final. While Elena Rybakina beat fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula by 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The Miami Open is on fire and Sabalenka and Rybakina both are booked a blockbuster semifinal at the 2026 Miami .
In previous Rybakina beat Sabalenka in a aggressive nail-biting Australian Open final in January. The World No.1’s only defeat in 2026, but the Belarusian avenged it with a victory in the Indian Wells final in this month.
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Both top seeded are return thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium, which is home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins to fight for a place in the final of the elite ATP and WTA event.
The 27-year-old Sabalenka is now two wins away from completing the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells Open and Miami Open.
The Belarusian gained an early break in the second round, but Hailey Baptiste broke back and held confidently to level at 4-4.
Aryna Sabalenka said,
“We have been playing a lot of matches, recently and all of them have been a battle, all of them been a show. “I am super-excited facing her.”
“She really pushed me, The rhythm, the heaviness of her shots is incredible. I am super happy that I was able to hold the pressure and to get the win.”
She will now face a familiar foe in Elena Rybakina, who shrugged off a slow start to post her fifth straight win over Pegula.
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Elena Rybakina said,
“It is always very difficult matches with Jessica, who is seeded third despite rising to No.2 in the world for the first time in this week”.
“She started playing well and I was a bit rushing and frustrated. But I am happy that I managed to bounce back and turn it around in the second round.”
In the men’s single, 21st-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka won Spaniard Martin Landaluce by 7-6 (7/1), 7-5.
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