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Iga Swiatek kept alive her bid for the 'sunshine double' after the new world No 1 cruised into the Miami Open semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday, while men's second seed Alexander Zverev was defeated in the quarter-finals by Norway's Casper Ruud.
Iga Swiatek continued her terrific run with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semifinals, while Norway's Casper Ruud upset men's second seed Alexander Zverev in their quarter-final clash. Swiatek, who came to Miami full of confidence after claiming back-to-back titles at Doha and Indian Wells, pressured twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova's serve throughout the 77-minute match and never faced a break point. The Polish second seed, who will take over the world number one ranking next week, has now won 15 consecutive matches dating back to Qatar and will next face 16th seed Jessica Pegula. "I want to use the confidence that I built since the beginning of Doha," said Swiatek. "I'm on a roll and I want to use that. Having that kind of streak got pretty tricky, but I'm pretty glad that I could play well, that I'm healthy, and that I can compete against players like Petra. She's a legend."
(Reuters) - The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
Soon to be World No 2 Paula Badosa was forced to retire during her Miami Open Quarterfinal against American Jessica Pegula.
The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
Jannik Sinner has been forced to retire from the Miami Open just one day after dispatching Nick Kyrgios in a fiery match that saw the Aussie receive two code violations as he took issue with both the court and the chair umpire. The ninth seed was trailing Francisco Cerundolo 1-4 in their quarter-final on Wednesday when he forfeited the match, allowing the world No 103 to progress to his maiden Masters semi-final.
Fans at the Miami Open on Wednesday afternoon were left short-changed as both men's and women's quarter-finals ended in retirements. Jannik Sinner suffered foot blisters to hand Fran Cerundolo a first-ever spot in the last four of a Masters tournament, while Paula Badosa couldn't battle through the ailment she had felt during the previous round, giving Jessica Pegula a pass to the semi-finals. Ad/> Both Sinner — who had beaten Nick Kyrgios in the previous round — and Badosa called it a day in their respective first sets, coincidentally both at 1-4 down.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Forget three-setters. These days, Jessica Pegula doesn’t even need second sets.