Gauff Battles Bencic in Thriller, Books Miami Open Semis Spot

• Coco Gauff defeats Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach Miami Open semi-finals for the first time.
• Gauff, 22, considered skipping Miami due to a left-arm injury from Indian Wells but was determined to play her hometown tournament.
• She expressed pride in her performance, stating she's proving a lot to herself and her level is improving with each match.
• Gauff will now face Czech 13th seed Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals, having won all five previous encounters.
• Muchova advanced by defeating Canadian 10th seed Victoria Mboko 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) and acknowledges her poor record against Gauff.