Laura Siegemund was the first German tennis player to reach the second round of the WTA Masters in Miami.
The 36-year-old won the start of the prestigious event against Serbian Aleksandra Krunic 4:6, 6:2, 6:2. After 2:40 hours she converted her second match point.
Siegemund, who secured a starting place in the main draw of the $8.77 million hard court tournament through qualification, will face Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, seeded number nine, in the next round.
Three more German players are taking part in the competition in Miami. Former world number one Angelique Kerber, who recently showed improving form at the tournament in Indian Wells after returning from an 18-month maternity break, will face American Sloane Stephens in the first round.
Among the men, Olympic champions Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Daniel Altmaier, Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepfer are at the start.
Zverev and Struff each have a bye in the first round.
2024-03-19 20:06:00
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