It’s Miami nice for Jo
JOHANNA KONTA survived a scare against qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich to reach the third round of the Miami Open.
The British No.1 raced through the opening set but lost the second in a tie-break before she recovered her composure to close out a 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 victory in two hours and 40 minutes.
Rain interrupted play for 30 minutes with Sasnovich leading 4-2 in the tie-break before the Belarusian closed out 7-5 to level.
But Konta broke in the deciding set for a 3-2 lead and served out to wrap up victory.