Miami Open Presented by Itaú – March 23 Match Recap & Highlights
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The Miami Open presented by Itaú delivered upsets in the men’s draw while the top women’s contenders held firm on Monday, March 23, at Hard Rock Stadium. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her run in Miami with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Qinwen Zheng. The world No. 1 has now won nine straight matches at the tournament and 17 consecutive sets.
Among the Americans, Coco Gauff advanced with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Sorana Cirstea. Jessica Pegula moved into the quarterfinals after defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-1, while Hailey Baptiste beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-4.
In the men’s draw, two recent champions were eliminated. Francisco Cerundolo defeated Daniil Medvedev 0-6, 6-4, 7-5. Frances Tiafoe saved match points before overcoming Jakub Mensik 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(11). Second seed Jannik Sinner advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Corentin Moutet. Alexander Zverev also progressed after defeating Marin Cilic 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Results from March 23, 2026
WTA Singles Round of 16
[1] Aryna Sabalenka d [23] Qinwen Zheng (China) 63 64
[3] Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) d [Q] Talia Gibson (Australia) 62 62
[4] Coco Gauff (USA) d Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 64 36 62
[5] Jessica Pegula (USA) d [34] Jaqueline Cristian (Romania) 64 61
[12] Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) d [6] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 62 62
[10] Victoria Mboko (Canada) d [8] Mirra Andreeva 76(4) 46 60
[13] Karlina Muchova (Czechia) d [31] Alexandra Eala (Philippines) 60 62
Hailey Baptiste (USA) d [25] Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 63 64
ATP Singles Third Round
[2] Jannik Sinner (Italy) d [30] Corentin Moutet (France) 61 64
[3] Alexander Zverev (Germany) d Marin Cilic (Croatia) 62 57 64
Terence Atmane (France) d [7] Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) 63 16 63
[18] Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) d [9] Daniil Medvedev 06 64 75
[19] Frances Tiafoe (USA) d [12] Jakub Mensik (Czechia) 76(4) 46 76(11)
[31] Ugo Humbert (France) d Alexander Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) 64 76(2)
Quentin Halys (France) d Kamil Majchrzak (Poland)76(4) 61
Alex Michelsen (USA) d Alejandro Tabilo (Chile) 36 63 64
WTA Doubles Second Round
[1] Sara Errani (Italy) / Jasmine Paolini (Italy) d Tereza Mihalikova (Slovakia) / Olivia Nicholls (Great Britain) 64 64
[3] Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) / Luisa Stefani (Brazil) d Ekaterina Alexandrova / Fanny Stollar (Hungary) walkover (Alexandrova back)
[4] Elise Mertens (Belgium) / Shuai Zhang (China) d [WC] Jennifer Brady (USA) / Caty McNally (USA) 63 76(7)
Xinyu Jiang (China) / Yifan Xu (China) d Marie Bouzkova (Czechia) / Tereza Valentova (Czechia) 63 62
[6] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) d Miyu Kato (Japan) / Zhaoxuan Yang (China) 62 61
Sofia Kenin (USA) / Liudmila Samsonova d Ingrid Neel (Estonia) / Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia) 63 46 10-6
Storm Hunter (Australia) / Jessica Pegula (USA) d Mirra Andreeva / Victoria Mboko (Canada) walkover (Andreeva low back)
ATP Doubles First Round
[2] Julian Cash (Great Britain) / Lloyd Glasspool (Great Britain) d Petr Nouza (Czechia) / Patrik Rikl (Czechia) 64 63
[5] Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) / Mate Pavic (Croatia) d Alexander Erler (Austria) / Robert Galloway (USA) 61 63
Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (Croatia) d [6] Guido Andreozzi (Argentina) / Manuel Guinard (France) 61 76(6)
[7] Simone Bolelli (Italy) / Andrea Vavassori (Italy) d Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Argentina) / Alejandro Tabilo (Chile) 63 76(5)
[8] Hugo Nys (Monaco) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) d Robert Cash (USA) / JJ Tracy (USA) 64 63
Kevin Krawietz (Germany) / Neil Oberleitner (Austria) d [WC] Benjamin Kittay (USA) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) 64 64
Sadio Doumbia (France) / Fabien Reboul (France) d [WC] Constantin Frantzen (Germany) / Robin Haase (Netherlands) 62 64
Orlando Luz (Brazil) / Rafael Matos (Brazil) d Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) / Andres Molteni (Argentina) 64 64
Sander Arends (Netherlands) / John-Patrick Smith (Australia) d Yuki Bhambri (India) / Michael Venus (New Zealand) 46 75 15-13