Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu left the court docket in a wheelchair on the Miami Open on Monday after retiring harm from her final 16 match in opposition to Ekaterina Alexandrova, whereas Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Cristian Garin to achieve the fourth spherical.
After the primary set was hit by a two-hour rain delay, Canadian Andreescu went down within the third recreation of the second, grabbing her left ankle.
Alexandrova superior 7-6(0) 0-2 (ret.) and can subsequent face Petra Kvitova, who defeated Varvara Gracheva 7-5 7-6(5).
“I am simply actually sorry that it occurred to (Andreescu),” Alexandrova stated. “Seeing her on the court docket in a lot ache, it is simply painful to observe.
“You can not assist, you simply can do nothing, which is horrible. And I feel she’s going to be tremendous quickly, and I am wishing for her speedy restoration.”
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka wanted simply over an hour to beat former French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-2, whereas Elena Rybakina beat Elise Mertens 6-4 6-3.
Rybakina, who gained the Indian Wells crown in California, would turn out to be solely the fifth girl to win the ‘Sunshine Double’ if she triumphs in Miami.
Earlier, Tsitsipas defeated Chilean qualifier Garin 6-3 4-6 6-4 to arrange a gathering with Russian 14th seed Karen Khachanov, who gained 6-2 6-4 in opposition to Czech Jiri Lehecka.
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