Elena Rybakina Rallies Past Victoria Azarenka to Reach Miami Final

Elena Rybakina (KAZ) serves against Victoria Azarenka (not pictured) on day eleven of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on March 28, 2024. Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan advanced to her fourth final this season, dispatching 27th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6–4, 0–6, 7–6 (2) at the Miami Open on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Her opponent in the final on Saturday will be unseeded U.S. player Danielle Collins, who upset 14th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 6–3, 6–2.