World number 1 in women's tennis Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus has qualified without any problems for the round of 16 of the mega-tournament in Miami, Florida.
The leader in the tournament schedule defeated American Katie McNally today with 6:4, 6:2.
The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes, and there was intrigue only in the first part, in which the two exchanged a total of 5 breaks.
This was the first duel between the two. Sabalenka, who won in Indian Wells, now has 8 consecutive victories.
In the battle for a place in the "Top 8" world number 1 will play Kai Lin Zheng from China.
Belgian Raphael Collignon, who twice defeated Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov this season, was eliminated in a battle for the round of 16 of the "Masters 1000" tournament in Miami, Florida.
The world number 72, who in the previous rounds eliminated Dimitrov and the 14th in the world Flavio Cobolli, fell to the 23rd in the scheme Tommy Paul from the United States with 6:2, 3:6, 7:6(5).
The duel lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes.
This was the first meeting between them in the professional ranks.
In the next phase, Paul will play the 29th in the scheme Tomas Martin Echeverri from Argentina.