Miami Open 2021

Miami Open: World No 1 Ash Barty successfully defends title when Bianca Andreescu retires

Barty won her second successive Miami title, and the Australian was already in control of the match when Andreescu turned her right foot while hitting a forehand and sprawled to the hard court.

Miami Open: 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner advances to face Hubert Hurkacz in final

Sinner, who reached last year's French Open quarter-finals, defeated Bautista 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to become only the fourth teen to reach the men's final in the 36-year history of the ATP Miami Masters.

Miami Open: Defending champion Ash Barty returns to final, Hubert Hurkacz stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas

Barty, who is assured of retaining her No 1 ranking next week, will play for the title Saturday against the winner of the second semi-final between No 8 Bianca Andreescu and No 23 Maria Sakkari.

Tennis players express uncertainty, hesitance in getting COVID-19 vaccine shot

Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina, Andrey Rublev, Diego schwartzman expressed uncertainty about taking the COVID-19 vaccine shot.

Miami Open: Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, Bianca Andreescu in quarter-finals; Stefanos Tsitsipas into last-16

The world's top-ranked player Ashleigh Barty has reached the Miami Open quarter-finals, getting there by holding off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2

Miami Open: Daniil Medvedev limps to third round win, John Isner downs Felix Auger-Aliassime

Medvedev failed to convert three match points in the second set after taking a 5-2 lead. An hour later the Russian was still playing, and on a humid afternoon with temperatures in the mid 80s, he paid a price.

Miami Open: Naomi Osaka into last-16 by walkover as Nina Stojanovic withdraws

Second-ranked Osaka, the reigning US and Australian Open champion, will next face the winner of a later match between 16th seed Elise Mertens and 22nd-seeded Anett Kontaveit.

Miami Open: Ashleigh Barty, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev advance as Simona Halep withdraws

Defending champion Barty defeated the former French Open champion from Latvia 6-3, 6-2 to set up a fourth-round clash with former world number one Victoria Azarenka.

Miami Open: Daniil Medvedev, Naomi Osaka through as Alexander Zverev tumbles out

Thirteen aces among her 36 winners helped Osaka overcome a slew of unforced errors of her own and set up a third-round meeting with Serbian qualifier Nina Stojanovic, who surprised Yulia Putintseva

Miami Open: Top-ranked Ash Barty saves match point for win, Simona Halep rallies

The top-ranked Barty rallied from a big third-set deficit and overcame a match point to win her opening match against qualifier Kristina Kucova, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.