Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Miami Open quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen, while Coco Gauff reached the last eight and will face Belinda Bencic after both players registered strong victories
In her third straight WTA Finals appearance, Coco Gauff faced several challenges to secure victory over Zheng Qinwen. The American fought back from a break down in the second set and twice in the third, even as Zheng served for the match at 5-4. Gauff's resilience saw her through each tough moment, ultimately earning her ninth WTA Tour singles title, according to WTA.
Zheng secured her third career title and first hard-court victory of the season with this win, taking an hour and 52 minutes to overcome 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in their first meeting.
Paris: The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the French Open, because the player was No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and it had been more than a month since that happened to her. The way it came about […]
