Bianca Andreescu posted one of the most significant second-round upsets at the Miami Open on Friday. The Canadian took out seventh seed Maria Sakkari in what was the latter’s opening-round match in three sets. Andreescu dropped the opening set before rebounding and clinching a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win for herself after three hours and four minutes of play.
Sakkari’s inability to control her shot-making proved to be her downfall. The Greek had 54 unforced errors across the match. Andreescu had 23 fewer unforced errors at 31. In terms of winners, Andreescu finished with five fewer winners than her opponent’s 26.
For the match, Andreescu won 115 points, six more than Sakkari’s 109. Andreescu now leads the win-to-loss record against Sakkari, 2-1. Meanwhile, in the third round, the 2019 Flushing Meadows champion will take on Sofia Kenin.
The American came up with a second-round upset of her own against 28th seed Anhelina Kalinina. Kenin beat the Ukrainian 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 27 minutes.
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