Miami Open: Pegula holds off Kalinskaya to make last 16
Jessica Pegula edged out Anna Kalinskaya 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Sunday. She’ll play Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 23 seed, in the next round
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American Jessica Pegula, the No 4 seed, edged out Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 32 seed, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (2) to advance to the last 16 of the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Pegula, ranked No 4, will face Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 23 seed, next.
The American won against qualifier Bernarda Pera (6-4, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Miami tournament, Kalinskaya, ranked No 33, beat Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (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
- Alexandra Eala (WC) beat Madison Keys (5): 6-4, 6-2
- Marta Kostyuk beat Anna Blinkova: 6-2, 6-1
- Iga Swiatek (2) beat Elise Mertens (27): 7-6 (2), 6-1
- Elina Svitolina (22) beat Karolina Muchova (15): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
- Paula Badosa (10) beat Clara Tauson (20): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Qinwen Zheng (9) beat Taylor Townsend (Q): 6-1, 7-6 (3)
- 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.
