Karolina Pliskova & Ashleigh Barty reach final of WTA Miami Open

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Patna : World No 7 in WTA rankings Karolina Pliskova, 26, Czech Republic, beat World No 3 Simona Halep, 27, Romania, in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 in the semi-finals on March 29, 2019, to advance to the final of WTA Miami Open, Florida, USA, dashing the latter’s bid to reclaim the World No 1 position by reaching the final of the tournament.

Pliskova broke Halep’s service 5 times in the match while the latter broke her service twice. Pliskova won 9 games in a row in the match to 2 by Halep. She served 5 Aces in the match to just 1 by Halep. Halep committed 4 double faults to 2 by Pliskova.

Pliskova, the 5th seed, will face World No 11 Ashleigh Barty, 22, Australia, in the final on March 30, 2019. Barty, the 12th seed, defeated World No 19 Anett Kontaveit, 23, Estonia, 6-3, 6-3 in the first semi-finals on March 28, 2019, late night. Barty broke Kontaveit’s service 5 times in the match while the latter broke her service twice. Both the players committed 4 double faults each in the match. Barty won 5 games in a row to 3 by Kontaveit.