Elena Rybakina roared into her third WTA semifinal of the 2026 season, rallying from a set down to defeat Jessica Pegula, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday.
The reigning Australian Open champion booked a possible rematch with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka—who plays her quarterfinal Wednesday evening vs. American Hailey Baptiste—but not before scoring a fourth straight win over the No. 5 seed in two hours and 15 minutes at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Seeded third in Miami, Rybakina is coming off a runner-up finish at the BNP Paribas Open, where she came within a point of defeating Sabalenka for a second time in a row. The narrow loss has done little to halt the momentum that started at the end of last season when she captured the WTA Finals title in Riyadh, reaching the Miami quarterfinals without dropping a set.
