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Sabalenka and Gauff sail in Miami as Rybakina falls
Gulf Today
|March 22, 2025
World number one Aryna Sabalenka and third-seeded Coco Gauff eased through their second round matches at the Miami Open on Thursday but seventh seed Elena Rybakina crashed out to American Ashlyn Krueger.
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Sabalenka beat Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-0 in a contest which lasted just 58 minutes while Gauff made even shorter work of her match, beating 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0 in just 47 minutes.
For Sabalenka, who was beaten in the Indian Wells final by Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Sunday, it was a comfortable start to her bid in South Florida.
"I'm super happy to get this win. A bit tricky with the conditions, and I didn't have much time to adjust, so just happy with the performance today,” said the Belarussian, who said the contrast with conditions in California was striking.
“I feel like it’s a bit slower here, probably because of the balls, everything, it’s much heavier on the body.
This story is from the March 22, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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