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Danielle Collins vs Elena Rybakina: WTA Miami Masters – Final
Danielle Collins and Elena Rybakina will face each other in the WTA Miami final.
Danielle Collins Profile
Danielle Collins is 53rd in the WTA rankings, while her career high was No. 7 in the world. The American is 19-8 for the season, with all the matches being played on hard surfaces.
Collins is coming off a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ekaterina Alexanderova in the semifinals. Previously, she defeated Caroline Garcia, Sorana Cirstea, Elina Avansesyan, Anastasia Potapova, and Bernarda Pera, losing a set only in the opening round against Pera.
This is the first time this season that Collins has made it to the finals. Previously, her best results were the quarterfinals in Austin and Doha.
Elena Rybakina Profile
Elena Rybakina is currently fourth in the WTA rankings, one pot lower than her career high. The player from Kazakhstan is 22-3 for the season with all the matches being played on hard surface.
Rybakina is coming off a 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 win over Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal. Previously, she defeated Maria Sakkari, Madison Keys, Taylor Towsend and Clara Tauson, needing three sets in all but one matches so far in the tournament.
Rybakina already won two titles so far in the season in Brisbane and Abu Dhabi and lost in the final in Doha to Iga Swiatek.
Head-to-Head Rybakina leads 3-1
- Rybakina vs Collins 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 (2024 WTA Abu Dhabi, round of 16)
- Rybakina vs Collins 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 (2023 Australian Open, third round)
- Rybakina vs Collins 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 (2023 WTA Adelaide, first round)
- Collins vs Rybakina 7-6, 7-6 (2021 WTA San Jose, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both players had a solid week in Miami, and it will be interesting to see how the final goes. They know each other pretty well, as they have played four times before. Rybakina has won the last three of those matchups, but all of those went in three sets. Collins will have the support of the home crowd, hoping to win her first title since 2021. Collins spent less time on the court in Miami, playing three sets only once, compared to Rybakina, who went to the decisive set four times. However, Rybakina is one of the best players on the tour at the moment and will win her third title of the season today.
