Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated US Representative Taylor Townsend in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.
The Russian, who received the 18th seed in the main draw, was stronger than her opponent in three sets, the match lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes. Alexandrova went 11 innings end to end with 5 double faults, Townsend completed 14 aces.
In the next round, Alexandrova will face the winner of the encounter between Leila Fernandez (Canada) and Belinda Bencic (Switzerland).
Miami Open WTA 1000. Miami (USA). Hard. Prize Fund – $8.8 million
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Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia, 18) – Taylor Townsend (USA) – 6:3, 5:7, 6:4
Source : MatchTV
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