Upsets alert! Seeds tumble as Swiatek, Gauff exit Miami Open

26 Mar

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Ekaterina Alexandrova in action against Iga Swiatek in the fourth round of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on 25 March 2024. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)

World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Miami Open after inspired Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova triumphed 6-4, 6-2 in their fourth round match on Monday.

The 16th seed Alexandrova played brilliant attacking tennis from the outset to beat the Pole and leave the WTA tournament without any of the top three seeds in the quarter-finals with Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff also out.

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