Miami Open: Ninth seed Zheng makes quarter-finals
Qinwen Zheng won against Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Monday. She’ll face top seed Aryna Sabalenka next
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Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 9 seed, reached the last eight of the Miami Open by winning against American Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 7-6 (3) at the Hard Rock Stadium on Monday.
Zheng, ranked No 9, will face the winner of the match between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, and American Danielle Collins, the No 14 seed, next.
The 22-year-old Chinese defeated American Lauren Davis (6-1, 7-5) and American qualifier Taylor Townsend (6-1, 7-6 (3)) in the previous rounds of the Miami tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Krueger, ranked No 40, beat Mexican Renata Zarazua (6-3, 6-2), Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 7 seed (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 26 seed (6-1, 7-5).
Miami WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.963.700, most recent results first):
- Elina Svitolina vs. Iga Swiatek
- Alexandra Eala vs. Paula Badosa
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Jessica Pegula
- Emma Raducanu vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Coco Gauff vs. Magda Linette
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Danielle Collins: monday
- Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Naomi Osaka: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
