Miami Open: Alexandrova overcomes compatriot Pavlyuchenkova to reach last 16
Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and will face the winner of the match between Iga Swiatek and Linda Noskova
Ekaterina Alexandrova (Aflo/Panoramic)
No 14 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova advanced to the last 16 of the Miami Open by defeating No 21 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Alexandrova, ranked No 16, will play the winner of the match between Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, and No 26 seed Linda Noskova next.
Ahead of her victory, Ekaterina Alexandrova won against Croat Donna Vekic (6-3, 6-4).
Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 22, beat American Shelby Rogers (6-2, 6-1) in the previous round of the Miami tournament.
Miami WTA 1000, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Linda Noskova
- Danielle Collins vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Caroline Garcia vs. Naomi Osaka
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Jessica Pegula: sunday
- Coco Gauff (3) beat Oceane Dodin (LL): 6-4, 6-0
- Emma Navarro (20) beat Jasmine Paolini (12): 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
- Sorana Cirstea (19) beat Daria Kasatkina (10): 7-5, 6-2
- Katie Boulter (24) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (11): 6-2, 6-3
- Anna Kalinskaya (22) beat Jelena Ostapenko (9): 6-3, 6-1
- Anhelina Kalinina (32) beat Aryna Sabalenka (2): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- Yulia Putintseva beat Greet Minnen (LL): 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
- Elena Rybakina (4) beat Taylor Townsend (Q): 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4
- Madison Keys (17) beat Xinyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Maria Sakkari (8) beat Dayana Yastremska (28): 7-5, 6-4
- Victoria Azarenka (27) beat Qinwen Zheng (7): 6-4, 7-5
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