The Miami Open saw the farewell of Andy Murray this Wednesday. The Scotsman, who could face Carlos Alcaraz in the third round, fell in his debut against Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 7-5.
Spanish tennis defeated Albert Ramoswho had his serve at 5-4 in favor in the second set, but was overcome by Swiss Marc Andrea Huesler, who won 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) and 6-3.
Other matches in the men’s draw include the Argentine Pedro Cachín falls against Hungarian Marton Fucsovicswhile his compatriot Guido Pella defeated Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 1-6, 6-2 and 6-3.
For his part, Facundo Bagnis, will be Carlos Alcaraz’s first rival. The Argentine, number 100 in the world ranking, won 6-3, 1-6 and 6-4 against Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves (n.162) and will face off for the second time in his career, after winning the first match in two sets between the two, in the quarterfinals of Umag 2022.
In the women’s circuit, the surprise was the departure of Iga Swiatek, number one in the WTA rankingwho resigned due to a rib injury that will also prevent him from participating in the Billie Jean Cup.
“You know that during and after Doha I was struggling with a severe infection. I was allowed to compete, but a bad cough caused a rib injury,” Swiatek wrote.
“Unfortunately, I’m still uncomfortable and in a lot of pain and can’t fight. I need to rest and I need to retire from Miami and the Billie Jean Cup,” he added.
The most outstanding match saw the victory of the Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2 against the British Emma Raducanuin a duel between two US Open champions.
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, recent finalist in Indian Wells, met her rival, who would become Shelby Rogers, who won against Sloane Stephens.
Source: La Verdad
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