Two-time main champion Azarenka reached the Miami semi-finals for a fifth time after overcoming Putintseva – and a 45-minute stoppage as a consequence of an influence outage.
The delay within the first set was attributable to the facility going out on the digital line-calling system and when the match resumed, 34-year-old Azarenka saved three set factors earlier than clinching the tie-break.
Unseeded Kazakh Putintseva dominated the second set, however dropped serve twice within the third to permit Azarenka, who defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter within the fourth spherical, to achieve a primary semi-final in Miami since 2018.
Rybakina, who’s the best ranked girls’s participant remaining within the event, misplaced in final yr’s ultimate to the Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion had two match factors within the second set on Tuesday however Sakkari fought again and received the tiebreaker to drive a decider.
A single break of serve within the third set was sufficient for Rybakina to wrap up the victory after a gruelling two hours and 48 minutes.
“I’ve no phrases as a result of I am so drained however I am actually proud of the win,” Rybakina, 24, stated.
