Elena Rybakina won the Wimbledon singles title in 2022
Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula for a fifth straight time to move into the Miami Open semi-finals, winning 2-6 6-3 6-4.
Australian Open champion Rybakina was the losing finalist in Miami in both 2023 and 2024, while her American opponent was runner-up in last year's competition.
She will face either world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of the Australian Open final, or the unseeded American Hailey Baptiste in the last four.
"It's always very difficult playing Jessica," said Rybakina, 26.
"She started playing well, and I was rushing and frustrated, but I'm happy that I managed to bounce back and turn it around in the second set."
American fourth seed Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic play in the other semi-final on Thursday.
If Gauff reaches the final , she will overtake former world number one Iga Swiatek to move third in the WTA rankings next week.
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