WTA Miami: Niemeier, Maria and Friedsam out - Raducanu struck
Julie Niemeier, Tatjana Maria and Anna-Lena Friedsam were already eliminated at the start of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Mar 23, 2023, 05:59 am
Not a good second day at the Miami Open for the DTB players - all three starters were eliminated here.
Jule Niemeier lost to Anna Blinkova 4-6, 1-6, Tatjana Maria lost to Marketa Vondrousova with the same result; Anna-Lena Friedsam was eliminated by Xinyu Wang 6:3, 4:6 and 2:6.
After Tamara Korpatsch also lost on Tuesday, Laura Siegemund is the only player in round 2. She won 6: 3, 6: 4 against Mayar Sherif, and that after a feat: Siegemund still had that in Indian Wells last Sunday They played in the doubles final, then flew to Miami overnight and had to play their first qualifier there on Monday.
Siegemund meets Paula Badosa today.
Andreescu beats Raducanu
In the duel between two former US Open winners, Bianca Andreescu had the upper hand against Emma Raducanu 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2. Raducanu appeared to have wrist problems again. She now has to have it checked again to see what her next steps would look like, she explained.
Andreescu now meets Maria Sakkari.
Another former winner from New York, Sloane Stephens, lost in the night session, losing 4:6, 6:3, 2:6 to compatriot Shelby Rogers.
Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland started the tournament successfully with a 7:6 (3), 6:1 over Hailey Baptiste, while compatriot Jil Teichmann lost to Karolina Muchova 0:6, 2:6.
Otherwise continue, among others: Sorana Cirstea, Sofia Kenin, Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez.
Julia Grabher is at the start today: She is the only competitor for Austria after she entered the field as a lucky loser for Iga Swiatek. Opponent: Claire Liu.
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