Romanian Simona Halep has announced that she is withdrawing from the WTA 1,000 in Miami alleging a right shoulder injury. The player had arrived in Miami without problems with her right shoulder but in the training sessions prior to the tournament they appeared.
“I am very sorry to be withdrawn from the singles and doubles draw in Miami, but my injury does not allow me to play as expected. I'm sad because it continues, and because I wanted to do my best and play a lot of games, but unfortunately I can't, “said the player on social media.
“I hope I can return next year without injuries and better,” concludes his statement, in which he also thanks, “both the organizers of the Miami tournament and the WTA for all their efforts to make the tournament and for making us feel safe” . After Halep's withdrawal, Latvian Anastasija Sevastova goes directly to the round of 16.
Konjuh eliminates the Roland Garros champion
The Croatian Ana Konjuh, 338 in the women's ranking, left the WTA 1000 in Miami without the Roland Garros champion, the Polish Iga Swiatek, fifteenth favorite, whom she beat 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2.
Konjuh, whose career is summarized in the title in Nottingham achieved in 2015 and in the Auckland final two years later, beat Swiatek who straightened the match in the second set but fell in the final set to lose after two hours and fifteen minutes of game.
The 23-year-old tennis player from Dubrovnik will face Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in the round of 16 who advanced from the third round thanks to the non-appearance of the injured Romanian Simona Halep.
Barty reaches eighth on the fast track
Chastened by the hardships she suffered against the Slovak Kristina Kucova in the second round, who won in three sets after saving two match points, the world's number one and current champion Ashley Barty, rushed in solve his duel with the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko (6-3 and 6-2) to reach the knockout stages of the WTA 1000 in Miami.
The Australian, who this year has already conquered the Melbourne tournament to raise her list of trophies to nine, which includes Roland Garros and last year's WTA Finals, took 71 minutes to beat Ostapenko, whom she had already beaten in two of the three previous clashes.
The Latvian, who won Roland Garros in 2017, tried to react in the second set, when she reached 2-0, but the Australian won six games in a row to win the heat and close the win.
Barty, current champion in Miami, will face in the second round with the winner of the clash between Germany's Angelique Kerber and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.
Miami Open WTA draw results.