It could have been Coco Gauff v Naomi Osaka, a battle of American Grand Slam champions (okay, Osaka represents Japan, but we know the drill).

Instead, they didn’t make the date, and either No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini (who beat Osaka) or the solid Polish player Magda Linette (who took care of Gauff) will be a Miami Open semifinalist. The favorite prevailed.

As for the other quarterfinal on tap, it’s a night session between No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 9 seed Zheng Qinwen. It was a hard-hitting, sometimes eye-popping contest that put Sabalenka up 6-0 in their rivalry, which could indeed be an epic one if Zheng just improves, maybe, 10 per cent.

She has it in her.

(Miami is on ET).

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Miami Open
Location: Miami, Fla.
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour) 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 18 – 30, 2025
Prize Money: $8,963,700
Draws: S96 – D32

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def [9] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 62 75

[6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Magda Linette (POL) 63 62

Doubles, quarterfinals

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Miyu Kato (JPN) def [7] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 46 75 [10-8]

[1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def Caroline Dolehide (USA) / Storm Hunter (AUS) 75 62

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