WTA Tour Miami – Friday, March 26, 2021 final results

Andreescu finally gets into action, and takes care of business.

Miami Open
Dates: March 23 – April 3, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Surface: Hard, outdoors (WTA 1000)
Prize money: $3,260,190
Draws: S96 – D32 – Q48

Friday, March 26, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

[8] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) def. [Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 76 (5) 62

Upsets

[Q] Ludmila Samsonova (RUS) def [10] Kiki Bertens (NED) 62 61
Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def [13] Jennifer Brady (USA) 36 64 61
[WC] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [20] Petra Martic (CRO) 57 62 76 (4)
Nina Stojanovic (SRB) def [26] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 57 75 62

Seeds advancing

[2] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 76 (3) 64
[4] Sofia Kenin (USA) def Andrea Petkovic (GER) 67 (6) 61 63
[6] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Zheng Saisai (CHN) 62 61
[12] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def [WC] Xinyu Wang (CHN) 64 61
[16] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [PR] Katie Boulter (GBR) 64 61
[21] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Kaia Kanepi (EST) 64 60
[22] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 63 46 63
[23] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 63
[27] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. Paula Badosa (ESP) 76 (4) 57 75
[28] Amanda Anisimova (USA) def. Sloane Stephens (USA) 63 63
[29] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [WC] Storm Sanders (AUS) 63 64

Doubles, first round

Simona Halep (ROU) / Angelique Kerber (GER) def [1] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 75 75

[4] Timea Babos (HUN) / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Ellen Perez (AUS) / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 36 64 [10-7]

Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 36 62 [10-6]
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Iga Swiatek (POL) def. Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 60 61
Coco Gauff / Caty McNally (USA) def. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) 63 61