World primary Iga Swiatek stored her nerve to beat twenty sixth-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 on the WTA Miami Open on Sunday.
A day after Swiatek’s closest challenger, Aryna Sabalenka, was knocked out of the event, the Pole confronted an actual check from Noskova.
The Czech had upset Swiatek within the third spherical of the Australian Open earlier than the 4-time Grand Slam winner gained revenge at Indian Wells.
The third assembly this 12 months between the pair was, not surprisingly, a good affair.
Having labored arduous to get well from her opening set tie-break loss and brought the match right into a deciding body, Swiatek discovered herself dealing with three break factors when serving for the match up 5-4.
But she stepped up her recreation to win the following 5 factors and celebrated with a fist-pumping gesture to her field.
“It wasn’t easy. There were just many ups and downs, Swiatek said. “I’m happy that after first set I had better idea on what to do, and I just tried to do that in important moments. Sometimes we have matches like that and we need to figure out how to close them anyway.”
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Swiatek, who’s trying to change into simply the second lady to win the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami, will face 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova within the spherical of 16 on Monday. Alexandrova went by with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
France’s Caroline Garcia progressed to a fourth-spherical match in opposition to world quantity three Coco Gauff with a 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 win Sunday over Naomi Osaka.
It was a tough-hitting match with the pair sharing 28 aces and Osaka needed to battle to take the primary set to a tie-break, saving three set factors.
Garcia secured the tie-break with forehand winner, however discovered herself trailing Osaka 4-2 within the second earlier than breaking again.
With Osaka serving at 5-all, Garcia compelled two break factors, changing the second.
Reigning US Open champion Gauff was down 4-2 within the first set to France’s Oceane Dodin earlier than successful 10 straight video games and working out a 6-4, 6-0 winner.
Gauff stated she anticipated a troublesome recreation in opposition to Garcia.
“She’s tough. We all know how she plays. Takes the ball super early, plays very aggressive,” she stated.
Fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula beat Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-4 to arrange a fourth spherical conflict with in-type compatriot Emma Navarro.
Fernandez broke to take a 5-3 lead within the first set however Pegula responded completely, successful 4 straight video games to take the set.
Both gamers struggled to carry serve within the second set, with the primary seven video games going in opposition to serve, however Pegula lastly held to go 5-3 up and he or she held the ultimate recreation to like to safe the win.
Pegula to play Navarro
Pegula, the very best-ranked American lady, will play in opposition to the rising star of USA ladies’s tennis in Navarro, who upset twelfth-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
Paolini, who received the WTA 1000 Series occasion in Dubai earlier this 12 months, light after preventing again within the second set whereas Navarro confirmed her standing as one of the improved gamers on the tour.
With her twentieth match win of the season, a file bettered solely by Swiatek, Navarro is having fun with probably the most profitable marketing campaign of her profession, having received her first WTA title in Hobart in January.
Pegula stated the assumption that comes from such a run of outcomes will make her a troublesome opponent.
“That feeling of winning a lot of matches, it’s really tough to beat people like that and even if you do beat them it’s never easy,” she stated.
“It will be a really good test for me to see where I’m at considering she is probably one of the hottest players on tour right now.”
The twentieth seed’s rise has impressed Gauff.
“I’m not surprised by her being top 20, honestly. I would say (more) maybe how fast,” Gauff stated.
“She’s a great athlete. She’s a very smart player, she’s giving the top players trouble. She’s not somebody you want to see early in the tournament.”
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