Pliskova beats Lucic-Baroni to reach Miami semis


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017

Mar 28, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reaches for a backhand against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic (not pictured) on day eight of the 2017 Miami Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova avenged her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni with a 6-3 6-4 win over the 26th-seeded Croatian to secure a spot in the Miami Open semi-finals on Tuesday.

After Pliskova had booked her last-four berth, Danish 12th seed Caroline Wozniacki set up a showdown against the 25-year-old with a 6-4 6-3 victory over another Czech, Lucie Safarova, to advance.

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