The former world No. 4 came back from a set down to defeat the defending champion and reach her first final since returning from maternity leave last fall.

This point has everything from a backhand overhead, a regular overhead, a racquet throw, and a challenging groundstroke battle.

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Minaur faces Italy's Mattia Bellucci, who has knocked out Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the semifinals.