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Bianca Andreescu retires from Miami Open after suffering injury in fourth-round match

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Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was forced to retire from her Round of 16 match at the Miami Open after suffering an apparent ankle injury.

Monday, Mar 27

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Cerundolo upsets Canada’s Auger-Aliassime in third round of Miami Open

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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Miami Open after being upset 6-2, 7-5 in a third-round match with Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo.

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Alcaraz, Sabalenka advance to fourth round of Miami Open

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Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 7-6 (5) and will face American Tommy Paul on Tuesday. World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised past Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday.

Sunday, Mar 26

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Canada’s Andreescu advances, Shapovalov eliminated at Miami Open

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Canada’s Bianca Andreescu defeated Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4 to move on to the fourth round of the Miami Open.

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Coco Gauff loses lead, match against Potapova at Miami Open

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Coco Gauff let a big lead slip away and wound up dropping the last five games of a mistake-filled 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 loss to Anastasia Potapova in the third round of the Miami Open on Saturday.

Saturday, Mar 25

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime tops Monteiro to reach Miami Open third round

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Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) on Saturday to advance to the third round of the Miami Open.

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Miami Open Highlights: (24) Shapovalov def. Pella in three sets

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Denis Shapovalov broke out of a slump with 13 aces, defeating Guido Pella 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to face American Taylor Fritz in the round of 32 of the Miami Open.

Miami Open Highlights: (9) Bencic def. Fernandez in straight sets

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Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic dominated Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez, defeating her in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.

Miami Open Highlights: Andreescu def. (7) Sakkari in three sets

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Canadian Bianca Andreescu recorded five aces en route to a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 comeback victory over Maria Sakkari and advances to the round of 32 of the Miami Open.

Friday, Mar 24

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Canada’s Andreescu upsets Sakkari, while Shapovalov also wins at Miami Open

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Canada’s Bianca Andreescu upset No. 7 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.

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Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula reach Miami Open third round

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Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff opened her 2023 Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Rebecca Marino on Thursday and advanced to the third round where she will face 27th-seeded Anastasia Potapova.

Thursday, Mar 23

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Canadians Marino, Sebov out at Miami Open after losing to seeded Americans

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Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino and Toronto’s Katherine Sebov were eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament on Thursday after each lost a second-round match to a seeded American opponent.

Wednesday, Mar 22

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Andreescu defeats Raducanu, Fernandez tops Tsurenko in Miami

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In a battle of former U.S. Open champions, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu beat Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday.

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2022 champ Iga Swiatek out of Miami Open with rib injury

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Defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out of the Miami Open on Wednesday because of a rib injury.

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Giorgi hits 14 double faults at Miami Open, hangs on to win

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Camila Giorgi hit 14 double-faults, blew a 5-0 lead in the final set and needed four match points before finally pulling out a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory against Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Mar 21

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Canada’s Marino and Sebov advance to second round at Miami Open

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Canada’s Rebecca Marino beat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday.

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Navratilova says she is cancer-free, returns to her TV work

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Martina Navratilova has been told by doctors that, “as far as they know, I’m cancer-free,” and that she should be “good to go” after some additional radiation treatment

Monday, Mar 20

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Toronto’s Katherine Sebov qualifies for Miami Open

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Canada’s Katherine Sebov qualified for the Miami Open with a 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 win against Jodie Burrage of Great Britain in the second round of qualifying on Monday.

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Alcaraz wins Indian Wells over Medvedev, regains No. 1 rank

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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open title and regain the world’s No. 1 ranking.

Sunday, Mar 19

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Rybakina defeats Sabalenka to win Indian Wells title

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Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (11), 6-4 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open and hand the world’s second-ranked player just her second loss this year.

Saturday, Mar 18

Medvedev into Indian Wells final with win over Tiafoe

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Daniil Medvedev defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Saturday for his 19th consecutive match victory of the year and a berth in the BNP Paribas Open final.

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US Open ‘very hopeful’ unvaccinated Novak Djokovic can play

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Novak Djokovic withdrew from Miami Open again because he still can’t travel to the United States as a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Sabalenka cruises past Sakkari and into Indian Wells final

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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to move into the BNP Paribas Open final.

Friday, Mar 17

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No. 1 seed Alcaraz beats Canada’s Auger-Aliassime in Indian Wells quarterfinals

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Carlos Alcaraz earned a straight-sets 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at the BNP Paribas Open. The eighth-seeded Canadian came into the match having won all three of his previous meetings with Alcaraz.

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Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina reach semifinals at Indian Wells

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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.

Thursday, Mar 16

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov ousted in men’s doubles at Indian Wells

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Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov fell 6-4, 7-5 in the men’s doubles quarterfinals to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday.

Wednesday, Mar 15

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Tiafoe, Medvedev reach Indian Wells semifinals; Gauff out

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Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open.

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Rafael Nadal aiming to return to action at Monte Carlo coming off hip injury

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Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organizers said Wednesday.

Auger-Aliassime overcomes six match points to beat Paul at Indian Wells

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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame six match points to defeat Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in fourth-round action Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open.