The World Four did not allow any surprises! She handled the home player and celebrates her advancement to the eighth round

Yelena Rybakina defeated Taylor Townsend in the third round of the tournament in Miami. The fourth player in the WTA rankings fought another very long battle, but again with a successful ending. She can thus rejoice in advancing to the eighth round.

Due to health problems Yelena Rybakina did not enter the quarter-finals in Dubai, which helped Paolini to win a very valuable trophy. She didn’t even start in Indian Wells.

She did not return until Miami, where she lost to Petra Kvitova in the final a year ago. But she is definitely not in an optimal mood, as she spent almost two and a half hours on court against Tauson in the first round.

She didn’t have an ideal start to her match against home player Taylor Townsend either. It was the American who was the first to create breakball opportunities. But she couldn’t convert them.

In the first act, there was only one break in the eighth game. The fourth player in the WTA rankings finally took the first set for herself with a 6:3 ratio in 35 minutes.

The second set went according to the home fans’ expectations. The 27-year-old even served at 5:3 to win the set, having lost only one ball on her serve until then. However, the WTA No. 8 player couldn’t handle it and lost the lead.

The owner of the second set had to be decided by a shortened game. In the tiebreak, the older of the two players won 7:3 and it was on to the third set.

The deciding moment came at 5:4 for the Kazakh player when she broke her opponent’s serve. The players spent almost two and a half hours on the court, which may be reflected in the upcoming matches.

However, it was a very good match, with an unusual 25 aces. She will face Madison Keys in the eighth round, who will also benefit from the support of the home crowd.

Source: WTA