Miami Open: Bianca Andreescu, Aryna Sabalenka Move Into Last 16 With Straight Set Victories
News 18Former US Open winner Bianca Andreescu and world number two Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the last-16 of the Miami Open on Sunday with straight sets victories at Hard Rock Stadium. “These victories are definitely very sweet and I’ve had many tough matches against Sofia, so it feels really good to get through,” said Andreescu who converted all three of her break points. In a good day for Russian women, qualifier Varvara Gracheva reached her second straight WTA 1000 fourth round with a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 win over Polish lucky loser Magdalena Frech. Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open winner, beat American Madison Keys 7-6, 6-3 and will face Sabalenka next while Vondrousova beat out-of-form compatriot Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-2 Romanian Sorana Cirstea made it to the fourth round in Miami for the first time in a decade after beating Czech Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1.