The third-seeded Cori Coco Gauff (USA) had not problems and literally ran over her rival and compatriot Sofia Kenin in straight sets 2-0 (6:0, 6:0) at the Round of 64 of the WTA 1000 Miami Open. The American tennis talent
Coco Gauff, who is aiming for her first title at the tennis tournament in Florida, won 84% of her first serve points, saved one break point she had in the match and converted six of her nine break points. The match lasted just 47 minutes, and her next opponent will be another American – Ashlyn Krueger, who shocked the seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina by 2-1 (6:4, 2:6, 6:4).
For Ashlyn Krueger, the victory over former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who managed a 22-point streak during the loss, is her first over a top-10 opponent in her career so far.
Jasmine Paolini (Italy) and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen (China) also advanced ahead in the tournament, defeating Rebecca Sramkova (Slovakia) by 2-0 (6:4, 6:4) and Lauren Davis (USA) by 2-0 (6:1, 7:5), respectively. Leylah Fernandez (Canada) also achieved a straight-set victory and defeated Alycia Parks (USA) by 2-0 (7:6(1), 6:3).
Another home team player advances to the third round. The qualifier Taylor Townsend defeated Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) in three sets by 2-1 (7:6(2), 1:6, 6:1). Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) struggled for an hour and a half, but still eliminated Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) by 2-0 (6:4, 7:6(7)).
