World number one Iga Swiatek was eliminated in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami on Monday. The Pole had to admit defeat to Russian Jekaterina Alexandrowa, seeded number 14, 4:6 2:6. Coco Gauff, third in the world rankings, is also no longer in the tournament. The American lost to Caroline Garcia (FRA/23) 3:6 6:1 2:6.
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For Alexandrowa it was the second win against Swiatek after 2021 in Melbourne; the Pole won all three of the following duels. “We have played against each other a few times, sometimes it was three sets,” Alexandrova said after the game.
“Sometimes I was close, but still far away. Of course, winning against them feels great. I don’t know if it’s a surprise, but I worked hard and it paid off.”
APA/AFP/Getty Images/Megan Briggs Yekaterina Alexandrova is in the quarterfinals
Words of praise from Swiatek
Swiatek, who had already given up a set in the previous round, was “of course disappointed because I thought I could play better in Miami. But she played a great match and was the better player today.” For Garcia, the success against US Open winner Gauff was the second against a major winner in a row; in the third round she had the four-time major winner Naomi Osaka (JPN) defeated.
WTA 1000 tournament in Miami
(USA, 8.770.480 Dollar, Hardcourt)
Achtelfinal-Tableau: Jekaterina Alexandrowa (RUS/14) Iga Swiatek (POL/1) 6:4 6:2 Jessica Pegula (USA/5) Emma Navarro (USA/20) 7:6 (7/1) 6:3 Caroline Garcia (FRA/23) Coco Gauff (USA/3) 6:3 1:6 6:2 Danielle Collins (USA) Sorana Cirstea (ROU/19) 6:3 6:2 Maria Sakkari (GRE/8) Anna Kalinskaja ( RUS/22) wo Jelena Rybakina (KAZ/4) Madison Keys (USA/17) 6:3 7:5 Viktoria Asarenka (BLR/27) Katie Boulter (GBR/24) 7:5 6:1 Julia Putinzewa (KAZ) Anhelina Kalinina (UKR/32) 6:4 7:6 (7/5)
ATP 1000 tournament in Miami
(USA, 10.659.033 Dollar, Hardcourt)
Third round table: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/1) Gael Monfils (FRA) 6:2 6:4 Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/23) Ben Shelton (USA/16) 6:4 7:6 (7/5) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/ 11) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6:1 6:0 Hubert Hurkacz (POL/8) Sebastian Korda (USA/28) 7:6 (7/5) 6:7 (5/7) 6:3 Alexander Zverev (GER /4) Christopher Eubanks (USA/31) 7:6 (7/4) 6:3 Karen Chatschanow (RUS/15) Francisco Cerundolo (ARG/20) 6:1 5:7 7:6 (7/5) Alex de Minaur (AUS/9) Jan-Lennard Struff (GER/24) 7:6 (7/3) 6:4 Fabian Marozsan (HUN) Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 7:5 6:3 Casper Ruud (NOR/7) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP/27) 6:3 6:4 Nicolas Jarry (CHI/22) Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 6:7 (1/7) 7:5 6:3 Dominik Koepfer (GER) Ugo Humbert (FRA) /14) 3:6 6:4 6:3 Daniil Medvedev (RUS/3) Cameron Norrie (GBR/30) 7:5 6:1 Tomas Machac (CZE) Andy Murray (GBR) 5:7 7:5 7: 6 (7/5) Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 6:3 7:6 (9/7) Christopher O’Connell (AUS) Martin Damm (USA) 7:6 (7/5) 7:6 (7/5) Jannik Sinner (ITA/2) Tallon Griekspoor (NED/25) 5:7 7:5 6:1
