Marozsan shocks Rune to advance in Miami
FABIAN MAROZSAN stunned world No. 7 Holger Rune at the Miami Open yesterday, to reach the last 32 after a 6- 1, 6- 1 victory.
The Hungarian struck 23 winners and saved three break points to triumph in just 59 minutes.
It was his third top 10 win, having shocked then- world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in Rome and Casper Ruud in Shanghai, where he reached the quarter- finals.
“It is a great feeling to play at the highest level,” said Marozsan, who next plays Australian Alexei Popyrin, after he defeated Czech Jiri Lehecka 6- 4, 6- 4.
“I try to play my best tennis and today against a top- 10 player, and I am enjoying my time here.”
In the women’s event, Coco Gauff reeled off 10 straight games against Oceane Dodin to advance to the last 16 with a 6- 4, 6- 0 win.
American fifth seed Jessica Pegula overcame Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 7- 5, 6- 4, to set up a meeting with 22- year- old compatriot Emma Navarro after she beat Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini 6- 2, 3- 6, 6- 0.
Meanwhile, overnight, Katie Boulter continued her stellar start to 2024 with a dominant victory over Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the fourth round.
The British No. 1 was barely troubled by the 11th seed, whom she beat last month on her way to the San Diego title, as she wrapped up a 6- 2, 6- 3, victory in 90 minutes.
The 27- year- old will meet WTA Tour veteran Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka went down 6- 4, 1- 6, 6- 1, to Anhelina Kalinina in what was her second match following the death of her former boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov.
Koltsov died at the age of 42 last Monday in what police described as an “apparent suicide” in Miami.
Sixth seed Ons Jabeur was upset 6- 1, 4- 6, 6- 3, by world No. 65 Elina Avanesyan, while ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko was bundled out in straight sets by Anna Kalinskaya.