After a difficult start to the season, Bencic is doing well in Miami. The 25-year-old beat Alexandra Sasnowitsch in just 78 minutes. After a 1-2 deficit, she wins eight games in a row. Although she has to be the world number 60. from Minsk again in the second set to 3: 3, but remains safe after that.
Bencic only gave up 14 games in the first rounds, although Miami has not been one of her favorite tournaments so far. In her last four participations she had won only one game.
Now against wildcard Saville
The chances of surviving the next round are good. Daria Saville, who once entered the top 20 in the world rankings as Gavrilova, is number 249 in the world and is the lowest-ranked quarter-finalist in Miami tournament history. Born in Moscow, she made it into the main draw thanks to a wildcard and has not yet had to play against a top 50 player there.
Bencic, who lost the last two duels against Saville in 2015, is finally aiming for a semi-final advance again on Tuesday evening Swiss time. The eastern Swiss has lost the last seven quarterfinals on the WTA tour since her Olympic victory in Tokyo last summer. (SDA)
