Collins sets up Sabalenka meeting in Miami Open last 16
Danielle Collins won against Rebeka Masarova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday. She’ll play Aryna Sabalenka next
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American Danielle Collins, the No 14 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Miami Open by defeating Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.
Collins, ranked No 15, will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, next.
The American won against Romanian Sorana Cirstea (6-4, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Miami tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Miami tournament, Masarova, ranked No 168, edged out Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen (6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5) and beat Croat Donna Vekic, the No 21 seed (6-1, 6-3).
Miami WTA 1000, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.963.700, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Emma Raducanu vs. McCartney Kessler
- Anna Kalinskaya vs. Jessica Pegula
- Madison Keys vs. Alexandra Eala
- Anna Blinkova vs. Marta Kostyuk
- Elise Mertens vs. Iga Swiatek
- Karolina Muchova vs. Elina Svitolina
- Clara Tauson vs. Paula Badosa
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Taylor Townsend
- Magda Linette beat Linda Fruhvirtova (Q): 7-5, 6-4
- Coco Gauff (3) beat Maria Sakkari (28): 6-2, 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 6-1, 0-0 ret.
- Naomi Osaka beat Hailey Baptiste (WC): 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4
- Ashlyn Krueger beat Leylah Fernandez (26): 6-1, 7-5
- Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Ons Jabeur (31): 4-3 ret.
