Katie Boulter attained the second spherical of the Australian Open in January
British amount one particular Katie Boulter is out of the Miami Open immediately after a fourth-round defeat by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
The 27-12 months-aged, ranked 30th in the globe, lost seven-5 six-1.
Environment selection a single Every Swiatek is also out following a 6-4 six-2 defeat by 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia.
American globe number 3 Coco Gauff was surprised by French 23rd seed Caroline Garciawho attained the very last eight in Miami for the initial time with a 6-three 1-6 six-two victory.
Two-time Grand Slam winner Azarenka, 34, will play Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.
Garcia, who defeat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the former round, will engage in American Danielle Collins for a place in the semi-finals.
Collins beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea six-3 6-2 to progress to the past eight.
Elsewhere, Kazakhstan’s globe variety 4 Elena Rybakina progressed with a six-3 seven-five win over American Madison Keys to set up a assembly with Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari.
Sakkari moved in to the quarter-finals with a walkover soon after Russian opponent Anna Kalinskaya withdrew.
The united states fifth-seed Jessica Pegula progressed to the final eight with a seven-6 6-three win over Emma Navarro and will facial area Alexandrova.
Boulter battles but falls short
Boulter experienced manufactured it via to the fourth round of the match for the very first time by beating Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight sets.
The Briton broke again to deny Azarenka as the previous entire world selection just one served for the very first set, in advance of conserving two break factors to degree the opener at 5-five.
But three-time Miami winner Azarenka struck once again two game titles later on, breaking Boulter to love to clinch a limited initial set.
The 2nd set proved a great deal additional one-sided as Azarenka stormed into a 5- lead with a double split just before Boulter was able to get on the board in the sixth sport.
Boulter managed to help save two match points but she could not deny Azarenka, whose approaching opponent Putintseva defeat Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina six-four seven-six (7-five).
Swiatek overpowered by Alexandrova
Swiatek, who was hoping to comprehensive the sunshine double of Indian Wells and the Miami Open, was damaged in the opening recreation of the match.
The Pole then struggled to deal with the electrical power of Alexandrova’s provider activity and from the baseline.
“Next quarter-last here, second year in a row,” Alexandrova explained. “Beating Iga following so quite a few attempts and she’s amount just one. It can be the 1st time I defeat the quantity a person. All a few items are pretty distinctive to me.
“I am not confident if it can be a surprise or not, but I just worked rather tough on the courtroom and it compensated off.”
‘I had the match in control’ – Gauff
Gauff, 20, who received her maiden Grand Slam at the US Open very last 12 months, was hoping to do better in her house event.
“I’m the style of particular person exactly where each reduction weighs on me weighty, primarily one particular like today in which I felt I could have done superior and I felt like I experienced the match in command, specifically right after the second established,” explained Gauff.
“It helps currently being household, so I can just drive and be house and be in my very own bed.
“I wish I could have accomplished far better this tough-court period.”
Gauff, who misplaced to Swiatek in the 2022 French Open closing, additional she was “thrilled” for the impending clay period.
