MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Prime-ranked Iga Swiatek and US Open champion Coco Gauff have been knocked out of the Miami Open.
Swiatek misplaced to Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night time, hours after the third-seeded Gauff fell in three units to No. 23 Caroline Garcia 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Within the males’s draw, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz superior to the spherical of 16 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gael Monfils.
Alexandrova beat a top-ranked participant for the primary time and superior to face Jessica Pegula, a 7-6 (1), 6-3 winner over Emma Navarro, within the quarterfinals.
Alexandrova recorded her second win over Swiatek, following a 2021 victory in Melbourne. Swiatek had gained their three matches since.
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“We performed fairly just a few instances earlier than and generally it was three units,” Alexandrova stated. “I believe generally I used to be fairly near it, however nonetheless far-off. Successful in opposition to her, after all it feels nice. I am unsure if it is a shock or not, however I simply labored fairly laborious on the court docket and it paid off.”
Swiatek rallied from a set down and beat Linda Noskova a day earlier. In opposition to Alexandrova, she struggled.
“Disenchanted for positive as a result of I assumed I used to be going to play higher right here in Miami,” Swiatek stated. “However she performed an incredible match and for positive, she was the higher participant on the market at present. Her serve, I had a had time studying it. I acquired a bit of bit tense after I could not return effectively.”
Garcia defeated her second straight Grand Slam champion to achieve Miami’s quarterfinals. She ousted four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 7-6 (4), 7-5 on Sunday.
Garcia stated it had been some time since she had a victory over a top-10 opponent like Gauff.
“You retain working and making an attempt to remain optimistic about what’s coming, that it’ll repay,” she stated. “Typically, it’s extremely laborious. However I am fortunate sufficient to have excellent individuals behind me to assist me and keep optimistic after I’m struggling.”
“It means lots to have this little reward and hold going within the match,” she stated.
Additionally transferring into the quarterfinals was No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina, who defeated Seventeenth-seeded American Madison Keys 6-3, 7-5.
Rybakina will subsequent face No. 8 seed Maria Sakkari, who superior to her second Miami Open quarterfinal when Anna Kalinskaya, seeded twenty second, withdrew with a proper thigh damage.
Victoria Azarenka, who’s gained the Australian Open twice, made the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Katie Boulter.
Yulia Putintseva additionally superior, defeating No. 27 seed Anhelina Kalinina in straight units, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Alcaraz will subsequent face Lorenzo Musetti, who beat Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Alexander Zverev, the fourth seed, defeated Christopher Eubanks 7-6 (4), 6-3, and No. 9 seed Alex De Minaur beat Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (3), 6-4.
