MIAMI — Ashleigh Barty walked away from tennis about five years ago, saying she was basically burned out at 17. The 12th-seeded Barty has reached her first Miami Open final, enduring three rain delays on Thursday to oust 21st-seeded Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-3 in the first women’s semifinal. 9 in the world ranking next week, was to take the court for the semifinal against Kontaveit at 1 p.m. Kontaveit fended off one match point with a forehand drop shot, but was ousted by an ace on the following point. “I can go in there and play with freedom and try to play my best tennis,” Barty said.

Source: National Post March 28, 2019 21:10 UTC