The number one in the world, Aryna Sabalenka, and the American Coco Gauff They razed on Thursday in their debut in the Miami openwhere the runner -up of the two past editions of the tournament, the kazaja Elena Rybakina, He wrote his farewell.
The candidates for this WTA 1000 category title began to appear on the Hard Rock Stadium tracks this Thursday, with the start of the second round of the event.
And the first to meet the favoritisms was the current leader of the ranking of the WTA. Sabalenka enforced his tennis against Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova with a resounding triumph 6-3 and 6-0.
With the victory, the Belarusian left behind the painful fall suffered last weekend against the Russian Mirra Andreeva in the Indian Wells final.
Sabalenkka and Gauff as favorite
Another favorite, Coco Gauff, did not disappoint in his debut in a tournament that is disputed 80 kilometers from his native Delray Beach (Florida).
The American had an overwhelming presentation to Tumbar 6-0 and 6-0 to Kenin, champion of the Australian Open in 2020.
World Cup number, Gauff wants to be the protagonist in front of his audience in an event in which he has not exceeded the quarterfinals of 2022 and 2024.
The 2023 United States Open Champion has also had a lazy start of the year in large tournaments, with elimination in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Eighths of Indian Wells.
His rival in the third round left the cross between the Greek Maria Sakkari and the Italian Lucia Bronzetti.
The first big surprise of the painting with the fall of Rybakina, Wimbledon champion in 2022, at the hands of Ashlyn Krueger was added to the confirmations of Sabalenka and Gauff.
The American, number 40 of the WTA, exceeded 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4 to Rybakina and experienced her first win against a member of the Top-10.
Rybakina thus fit an early goodbye in a tournament in which he reached the two finals. In Florida’s fast tracks, the Kazaja aspired to recompose a disappointing season, which included two recent eliminations against Andreeva in the WTA 1000 of Dubai and Indian Wells (United States).
Andreeva, the great sensation of the circuit, ended up crowning in those events and in Miami will look for a third WTA 1000 trophy followed before turning 18.
Fonseca on the men’s scene
The male masters ended its first round crosses on Thursday.
At the start of the program, the Argentine Thiago Tirante enjoyed a great debut in an event of this category by beating the Italian Flavio Cobolli by 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3.
Stroker, which came from the classification phase, will be measured in the second round against Canadian Denis Shapovalov, champion in February at the ATP 500 of Dallas (Texas).
Two other Argentines, Tomás Etcheverry and Mariano Navone, also looked for the pass to the second round against Canadian Gabriel Diallo and the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
At night it will be the expected presentation of the Brazilian Joao Fonseca, the new great promise of male tennis at 18 years.
Fonseca will be tested by another great future tennis player, the American Learner Tien, 19.
Thursday results at the Miami Open:
– Women
Second round
Aryna Sabalenka (Blr/N.1) defeated Viktoriya Tomova (Bul) 6-3, 6-0
Gabriela Ruse (Rum) defeated Magdalena Frech (Pol/N.29) 6-4, 6-4
Zheng Qinwen (CHN/N.9) to Lauren Davis (USA) 6-1, 7-5
JASMINE PAOLINI (ITA/N.6) A REBECCA SAMKOVÁ (SVK) 6-4, 6-4
Ashlyn Krueger (USA) to Elena Rybakina (Kaz/N.7) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Coco Gauff (USA./N.3) to Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-0, 6-0
– Men
First round
Jacob Fearnley (GBR) defeated Benjamin Bonzi (FR) 7-6 (8/6), 2-6, 6-4
Reilly Opelka (USA) and Christopher Eubanks (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4)
Thiago Stroke (ARG) A Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Coleman Wong (HKG) to Daniel Altmaier (Ger) 6-4, 6-3
Hugo Gastón (FR) A Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-4, 3-1 and abandonment
Zizou Bergs (Bel) to Nuno Borges (by) 7-6 (7/2), 7-5
Luciano Darderi (Ita) to Pedro Martínez (ESP) 6-4, 6-1
Coleman Wong (HKG) to Daniel Altmaier (Ger) 6-4, 6-3
