Rybakina & Gauff Milestones
Elena Rybakina reached her third Miami Open semifinal by beating Jessica Pegula — it was her fifth straight win over Pegula — and the win was highlighted in WTA coverage (wtatennis.com). Coco Gauff also made headlines by becoming the youngest American in the Miami semis since Serena Williams in 2004 (bbc.com) (youtube.com).
Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a 2-hour 15-minute quarterfinal at the Miami Open. (wtatennis.com) The victory moved Rybakina ahead 6-3 in their head-to-head and added to her season resume of top-level wins, marking what some outlets counted as her 37th career top‑10 victory. (wtatennis.com) She is set to meet world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka next, a match that renews their recent final meetings at both the Australian Open and Indian Wells. (wtatennis.com) Rybakina’s Miami résumé shows she has won her previous two semifinal appearances here but fell short in the finals in 2023 (to Petra Kvitová) and 2024 (to Danielle Collins). (wtatennis.com) Coco Gauff beat Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes to reach her first Miami Open semifinal, posting six aces and a 41‑33 edge on return points in the match. (wtatennis.com) At 22, Gauff is the youngest American to reach the Miami semis since Serena Williams in 2004, and live-ranking projections show a run to the final would lift her ahead of Iga Świątek into No. 3 in the WTA standings. (sports.yahoo.com) Gauff will face Karolína Muchová in Thursday’s semifinal, a matchup that pits Gauff’s recent three‑set resilience against Muchová’s variety and current form. (wtatennis.com)
