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Ashleigh Barty to face Bianca Andreescu in Miami Open final

Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty

Top seed Ashleigh Barty earned the right to defend her Miami Open title by easing past Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-3 and into the final.

World number one Barty battled a suspected abdominal injury to beat Svitolina for just the second time and move closer to retaining her crown in Florida.

Barty will meet Bianca Andreescu, who saw off Maria Sakkari 7-6 (9-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) in a match lasting two hours and 42 minutes.

Australia's Barty has been world number one since September 2019, and had already held onto top spot in the rankings after Naomi Osaka’s Miami exit earlier this week.

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