No shortage of surprises: WTA Miami Open semifinalists revealed

On the night of Thursday, March 27, the decisive quarterfinal matches of the WTA Miami Open tennis tournament took place. Now all the semifinalists are known.

Details: The main shock was the exit of world number two Iga Swiatek. She lost to the world number 140 and exited the race for the prestigious trophy. In the other matches, there were no such surprises.

Aryna Sabalenka confidently defeated China's Qinwen Zheng, Italy's Jasmine Paolini easily overcame Magda Linette, and Jessica Pegula secured a victory over Emma Raducanu with a score of 2:1. All other matches ended with a 2:0 score.

Thus, the Miami Open semifinals will feature:

• Aryna Sabalenka vs Jasmine Paolini
• Jessica Pegula vs Alexandra Eala

The matches will take place on the evening of March 27 and into the night of Friday, March 28.

The Miami Open is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the ATP and WTA tours and is often referred to as the "fifth Grand Slam."

Reminder: Iga Swiatek set a unique record in the history of WTA 1000 tournaments – she reached the round of 16 in 25 consecutive events at this level.