(Reuters) – Third seed Coco Gauff crushed fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0 at the Miami Open on Thursday, the former U.S. Open champion producing a flawless display to reach the third round.
Gauff, aiming to win her maiden Miami title, won 84% of her first-serve points, saved the one break point she faced and converted six of her nine break points in the 47-minute match.
Up next for Gauff, who was eliminated in the round of 16 at Indian Wells last week, will be Ashlyn Krueger who stunned seventh seed Elena Rybakina 6-4 2-6 6-4.
For Krueger, victory over former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, who during the loss managed a 22-point winning streak on serve, marked the first top-10 win of her career.
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen also advanced while Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beat American Alycia Parks 7-6(1) 6-3.
On the men’s side, Reilly Opelka earned his first ATP Masters 1000 win since 2022 with a 6-3 7-6(4) triumph over American wildcard Christopher Eubanks.
Former finalist Kei Nishikori withdrew from his Miami opener on Thursday, citing the need for more time to recover after reaching the semi-finals of an ATP Challenger Tour event last week.
“My body has not recovered enough from the matches last week. I will now go home and get ready for the clay court season,” Nishikori wrote on X.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond)
