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.

Lucic-Baroni, seeking to build on her career-reviving run in Australia, did well to neutralise Pliskova’s powerful serve early in the match but was not able to back it up when it was her turn to hold.

The 35-year-old Croatian, who rolled back the years with a run to the last four in Australia, served nine double faults during the opening set – including on set point – and was broken four times to fall behind in 28 minutes.

Lucic-Baroni eventually found her serving range and built a 4-2 lead in the second set but Pliskova relied heavily on her forehand and court movement to get out of trouble, winning four consecutive games to close out the match.

“I played much better here than I was playing (in Melbourne),” Pliskova told reporters.

“Also, the conditions here are different, and she was playing better tennis there because it was faster. It suited her better in Australia.

“So definitely, I was feeling more confident with this match. I had a different game plan today.”