Earthquake in the women’s draw at the Miami Open. The two main favorites for the title after the elimination of Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday bid farewell to the tournament on Monday in surprising fashion.
Iga Swiateknumber 1 in the world and won Indian Wells, fell 6-2 and 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes against Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (n.16).
Gauff also said goodbye, having not lost to Caroline Garcia (n.27). The Frenchwoman scored a 6-3, 1-6 and 6-2 win in one hour and 43 minutes.
Due to discomfort in her right shoulder, the Frenchwoman sought medical help after clearly losing the second set and the treatment received allowed him to return to the court recovered, so he was able to break Gauff’s serve immediately and gain an advantage (3-0) which he was able to hold until the final 6-2.
The removal of Swiatek and Gauff They left Elena Rybakina (n.4), Jessica Pegula (n.5) and Maria Sakkari (n.9) as the highest ranked tennis player to compete in the Miami quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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