MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., March 26 (UPI) — Coco Gauff injected frenetic pace into her first Miami Open semifinal appearance, leaping for brawny backhands while erasing space with quick hips and sizzling sprints in a straight-sets win Thursday over Karolina Muchova.
The top-ranked American (No. 4) dropped the first game on a broken serve, but proceeded to win the next 10 to wrestle back control for the 6-1, 6-1 triumph at Hard Rock Stadium.
“Super excited to be in the final at this tournament,” Gauff said in her on court interview. “The whole week I didn’t expect to be here, but just really happy.
“I have been trying to find the joy in the sport and I had fun.”…