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Tennis Tracker: Osaka and Sramkova through in Miami, Kenin downs Kvitova

Osaka is through in Miami
Osaka is through in MiamiImagn Images / ddp USA / Profimedia / Flashscore
The second leg of the 'Sunshine Double' gets underway today, with the Miami Open kicking off just days after Mirra Andreeva and Jack Draper were crowned champions at Indian Wells. The women's main draw takes centre stage first, with the men starting their campaigns tomorrow.

01:45 CET - The last game of the day is done, as doubles specialist Taylor Townsend battles from a set down to defeat Ann Li 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Townsend broke her opponent's serve six times during the match, as she moves on to face Yulia Putinseva in the next round.

01:30 CET - A couple more matches came to their conclusion. One saw Hailey Baptiste defeat Olga Danilovic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1. The other saw Rebeka Masarova get the better of Greetje Minnen 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 in three close sets.

00:35 CET - An excellent performance from Ashlyn Krueger sees her get past Renata Zarazua 6-3, 6-2. Having served eight aces, the American was in control of her serve throughout the match, being broken just once.

23:33 CET - Lauren Davis is the latest player to progress in Miami, winning a two-hour and 42-minute clash with Aoi Ito, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

23:07 CET - In a battle of Grand Slam champions, Sofia Kenin defeated Petra Kvitova, 6-5, 7-5 despite being broken twice in the first set.

Meanwhile, qualifier Elena Gabriela Ruse stunned Polina Kudermetova, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, while 19-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova progressed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 after a tussle with Clarie Liu.

21:17 CET - Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has survived a stern test, battling from a set and a break down to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtesva, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and a half.

20:29 CET - Romania's Sorana Cirstea has overcome Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-3, 7-6(5) in Miami, while Rebecca Sramkova fought from a set down to clinch a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Lucrezia Stefanini.

20:11 CET - Lucia Bronzetti is the next woman through after easing past Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-4, 6-3 in a little over an hour and a half.

18:31 CET - Czech star Katerina Sinakova has moved through in Miami, battling past Yue Yuan, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4). She will face Ons Jabeur next.

18:25 CET - The first few results of the day are in, with Magda Linette claiming a comfortable 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, while Alycia Parks and Viktoriya Tomova sealed hard-fought victories to move into the second round.

16:00 CET - Play is set to get started in Miami, with the main draw now kicking off!

14:00 CET - Good afternoon and welcome back to the Tennis Tracker, with the WTA 1000 event getting underway in Miami!

While the top seeds will enter the draw a little later this week, the likes of Katerina Siniakova, Naomi Osaka, Magda Linette and Rebecca Seamkova will take to the court today, while the standout clash sees Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova and Sofia Kenin go head to head at around 19:00 CET.

You can check out the full schedule here.

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