M 1000 MIAMI OPEN. by Emiliano Naftali
Cristian Garin (82nd in the ATP ranking) beat the American Marcos Giron (71st) with partials of 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4. Now chilenean must prepare to face Argentinian Sebastián Báez in the second round.
Now, the national representative must concentrate to face the Argentinian Sebastián Báez (33rd) in his second match, who directly advanced to the second round of the main draw of the Miami Masters 1000.
“I like how I play”. After the duel, Garin say“Good feelings, especially in the third set, because in the second he started to play in an incredible way, he scored a lot, he hit me aces and in the third I tried to go a little more at the net and take more initiative” he told ESPN.
Moreover, he had words for his next second-round rival, Argentine Sebastián Báez: “I like the way I play, I’m very good; I can go very far. Seba is a great player, I really like how he plays, let’s see what happens. We know each other and I want to keep playing like that.” .
In the women side, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina survived a spirited comeback from Russian Anna Kalinskaya at the Miami Open on Thursday, progressing to the third round with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win.
Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff advanced with less complication enjoying straight sets wins at Hard Rock Stadium.
Rybakina is aiming for the ‘Sunshine Double’ after defeating Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells final last week and she came into the match on the back of wins in each of the last eight games she has started.