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It’s Miami nice for Jo

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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.

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