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Patna : Fifth seed Elina Svitolina, 26, Ukraine, entered the women’s singles semi-finals of Miami Open, Florida, USA, on March 31, 2021. Svitolina defeated World No 57 Anastasija Sevastova, 30, Latvia, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in quarter-finals firing 4 Aces. Svitolina won 6 break points to 3 by Sevastova. Svitolina also won 7 games in a row during the match to 2 by Sevastova.
World NO Svitolina will face top seed and World No 1 Ashleigh Barty, 24, Australia, in semi-finals on April 1, 2021. Barty defeated 7th seed Aryna Sabalenka, 22, Belarus, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in quarter-finals on March 30, 2021.