Former U.S. Open champions Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens were knocked out of the Miami Open on Wednesday, hours after No. 1-ranked and defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out of the tournament because of a rib injury.
Bianca Andreescu 바카라 the 2019 U.S. Open champ 바카라 defeated Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Andreescu improved to 2-0 lifetime against Raducanu, the 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows.
바카라Miami has a special place in my heart,바카라 Andreescu said. 바카라I바카라ve been coming here since I was I think 12 years old, whether it바카라s for vacation or training or, yeah, Orange Bowl. I love that tournament very much. Yeah, coming back here, I think it바카라s just good vibes overall.바카라
Andreescu moves on to face 10th-ranked Maria Sakkari, who had a first-round bye.
Shelby Rogers beat Stephens 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Stephens has six hard-court titles, including the U.S. Open in 2017 and Miami in 2018.
Rogers will face Australian Open champion and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Rogers in the second round at Melbourne Park. Sabalenka is coming off a loss in the final at Indian Wells, California, last week.
On the men바카라s side, Dusan Lajovic beat three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5.
바카라I served pretty well, but the rest of the game was a bit of a problem today,바카라 the 35-year-old Murray said. 바카라Made a number of errors that obviously I wouldn바카라t expect to be making. I didn바카라t really feel like I moved particularly well, which is really important for me.바카라
Lajovic, a 32-year-old Serbian, will face Maxime Cressy, who had a first-round bye.
Swiatek withdrew because of a rib injury that she is hoping will heal during a break from competition. The 21-year-old from Poland also will sit out her country바카라s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier matches against Kazakhstan on April 13-14.
바카라I wanted to wait 바카라til the last minute바카라 to decide whether to play in Miami, Swiatek said at a news conference at the site of the hard-court tournament that began on Tuesday. 바카라We were kind of checking if this is the kind of injury you can still play with or this is kind when you can get things worse. So I think the smart move for me is to pull out of this tournament because I want to rest and take care of it properly.바카라
In other action, 24-year-old American J.J. Wolf defeated Alexander Bublik 7-5, 6-3. He바카라ll face No. 7-ranked Andrey Rublev, who had a first-round bye.
Gael Monfils retired from his match against Ugo Humbert due to a persistent wrist injury.
