Miami Open: Zheng advances to last 16
Zheng Qinwen won against Taylor Townsend 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Saturday. She’ll play Ashlyn Krueger in the next round
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Chinese Zheng Qinwen, the No 9 seed, won against American qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the last 16 of the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.
Zheng, ranked No 9, will play American Ashlyn Krueger next.
The 22-year-old Chinese beat American Lauren Davis (6-1, 7-5) in the previous round of the Miami tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Miami tournament, Townsend, ranked No 90, won against Ann Li (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 19 seed (7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-1).
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
- Danielle Collins (14) beat Rebeka Masarova (Q): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Magda Linette beat Linda Fruhvirtova (Q): 7-5, 6-4
- Coco Gauff (3) beat Maria Sakkari (28): 6-2, 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) 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.
