Czech Tomas Machac stunned Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev in straight seeds to advance to the Miami Open third round on Friday (March 22).
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Machac, ranked 60th in the world, powered to a 6-4 6-4 victory just before a heavy downpour caused the suspension of play, with rain having initially delayed the start of action by over six hours.
Frenchman Ugo Humbert, seeded 14th, also booked his spot in the next round with a 6-4 6-3 win over the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp.
World number two Aryna Sabalenka made a stoic return to the court on Friday (March 22) as she eased past Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 to reach the third round of the Miami Open just days after the death by apparent suicide of her former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov.
A difficult week for the 25-year-old Belarusian, who had received a first round bye, was made a little bit longer as heavy rains swept across South Florida, delaying the start of play by just over six hours.
While clearly not at her sharpest, the Australian Open champion still seemed relieved to be back on the court and she made quick work of her Spanish opponent as dark clouds again threatened to halt action.
In other action, third seeded American Coco Gauff sped into the third round with 6-1 6-2 demolition of Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska.
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