Gauff hits Miami semis
Coco Gauff reached her first Miami Open semifinal — she beat Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 and became the youngest American to reach Miami’s last four since Serena in 2004. Elena Rybakina also advanced, notching a fifth straight win over Jessica Pegula to make her third Miami semi, while Jiri Lehecka and Arthur Fils secured ATP semifinal slots after tight quarterfinals. (theguardian.com) (wtatennis.com) (tennisuptodate.com)
Coco Gauff is 22 (born March 13, 2004) and entered the Miami draw as a top seed; her route to the semis has included four three-set wins, per the tournament match log. (espn.com) The Bencic quarterfinal lasted about two hours and 15 minutes and was razor-close on points — reports show total points roughly 88–86 in Bencic’s favour despite Gauff winning the match. (sofascore.com) Gauff will meet Karolina Muchova in the semi after Muchova edged Victoria Mboko 7-5, 7-6(5) to reach her first Miami Open semi. (wtatennis.com) Gauff holds a dominant head-to-head over Muchova, leading 5–0 including their most recent meeting at the 2026 Australian Open. (tennisstats.com) Elena Rybakina notched a fifth straight win over Jessica Pegula to advance and arrives in Miami having been a runner-up at this event in both 2023 and 2024. (wtatennis.com) On the ATP side Arthur Fils saved four match points to stun Tommy Paul in a 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 late-night classic, while Jiri Lehecka ended qualifier Martín Landaluce’s surprise run to reach his first Miami semi. (tennis.com) All four singles semifinalists at the Miami Open are guaranteed $340,190 under this year’s prize-money breakdown, with the singles champion slated to collect $1,151,380. (atptour.com)
