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Rybakina advances to the semis, facing Pegula again
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Rybakina advances to the semis, facing Pegula again

Elena Rybakina advanced to the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-0 win over Italy’s Martina Trevisan at Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday to extend her winning streak to 12 matches. American world number three Jessica Pegula had to dig deep to come back from a set down to beat Russian Anastasia...

Alcaraz beats Paulo to set up Fritz’s confrontation
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Alcaraz beats Paulo to set up Fritz’s confrontation

MIAMI: World number one Carlos Alcaraz won the ATP quarterfinals Miami Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 win over Tommy Paul on Tuesday while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was ousted by Russian Karen Khachanov. Alcaraz, the Miami champion and winner of Indian Wells earlier this month, will meet another American in the last eight when...

Tsitsipas has won after a long wait in Miami
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Tsitsipas has won after a long wait in Miami

MIAMI: World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas He finally started his Miami Open campaign on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin while Argentina’s Francisco Cerendulo was upset by fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Hard Rock Stadium and 12 weren’t over yetth-American Francis Tiafoe lost by 59th-ranked Italian Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets. Frenchman...

Andreescu suffered an injury at the Miami Open
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Andreescu suffered an injury at the Miami Open

MIAMI: Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu’s comeback was cut short on Monday after the Canadian injured her left ankle in her Miami Open fourth-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova. While trying to return, Andreescu injured his ankle, and fell to the court as he screamed in pain. After receiving medical treatment on the court he...

Cirstea Johansson is grateful for the revival of work
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Cirstea Johansson is grateful for the revival of work

MIAMI: Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open for the first time with a win over Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Monday as she continued her late career surge. The 32-year-old Romanian followed up his run to the last eight at Indian Wells – his best showing on the California tour – with another...

Rybakina walked to Miami, Pegula advanced
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Rybakina walked to Miami, Pegula advanced

MIAMI: Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 11 matches as she booked her place in the Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Monday. Rybakina is looking to complete the “Sunshine Double” after her victory in Indian Wells but she was far from happy after her victory. “Physically...

Alcaraz strong in the last 16 in Miami
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Alcaraz strong in the last 16 in Miami

MIAMI: Number one in the world Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the last 16 of the Miami Open after defeating Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday as he remained on track for tennis “Sunshine Double.” The 19-year-old Spaniard, who was beaten Daniel Medvedev to win the title at Indian Wells last week, looked in...

Gauff loses to Potapova’s strength
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Gauff loses to Potapova’s strength

MIAMI: America Coco Gauff was kicked out of the Miami Open on Saturday after a hard-fought three-set battle with Anastasia Potapova while Indian Wells champion Elena Rybakina secured a strong comeback win against Spaniard Paula Badosa. Miami’s three-time winner Victoria Azarenka fell to Poland’s Magda Linette while third seed Jessica Pegula advanced with a 6-1,...

Hurkacz edges Kokkinakis in Miami epic
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Hurkacz edges Kokkinakis in Miami epic

MIAMI: Hubert Hurkacz saved five points while fighting back Thanasi Kokkinakis in a three and a half hour epic but fourth seed Daniil Medvedev secured his Miami Open bid with an easy win on Saturday. Hurkacz was pushed hard by Australia’s lucky Kokkinakis before emerging victorious 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (8/6). The Aussie showed...

Jabeur and Sakkari crashed in Miami
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Jabeur and Sakkari crashed in Miami

MIAMI: The fourth award is Ons Jabeur dropped from the Miami Open on Friday, she lost her opening match to Varvara Gracheva of Russia 6-2, 6-2. In another surprise, Canadian Bianca Andreescu, the former US Open winner who is ranked 31, beat seventh seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 5-7, 6-3, 6 -4, in a tough...