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yMiami Open: Bencic out, Alexandrova moves into last 16 againt Andreescu
Ekaterina Alexandrova won against Belinda Bencic 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Sunday
Ekaterina Alexandrova at the 2022 Ostrava Open
Image Credit: AI/Reuters/Panoramic
Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 18 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Miami Open by defeating Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 9 seed, 7-6 (8), 6-3 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Alexandrova, ranked No 18, will face Canadian Bianca Andreescu next.
Bencic, ranked No 9, won against Canadian Leylah Fernandez (6-1, 6-1) during the second round of the Miami tournament.
Miami WTA 1000, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Madison Keys
- Petra Kvitova vs. Donna Vekic
- Sorana Cirstea beat Karolina Muchova (Q): 7-5, 6-1
- Bianca Andreescu beat Sofia Kenin: 6-4, 6-4
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Karolina Pliskova (17): 6-1, 6-2
- Varvara Gracheva (Q) beat Magdalena Frech (LL): 6-1, 6-2
- Elise Mertens beat Petra Martic (29): 6-4, 6-3
- Elena Rybakina (10) beat Paula Badosa (21): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Martina Trevisan (25) beat Claire Liu: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Danielle Collins (30): 6-1, 7-6
- Magda Linette (20) beat Victoria Azarenka (14): 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4
- Anastasia Potapova (27) beat Coco Gauff (6): 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2
- Qinwen Zheng (23) beat Liudmila Samsonova (12): 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Jelena Ostapenko (24) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
