Katie Boulter is among the players who benefited from the Miami Open withdrawals. The 29-year-old won the Ostrava Open a few weeks ago, but lost in the qualifying round at the BNP Paribas Open. Boulter can be dangerous for seeded players when she finds her rhythm. Yulia Putintseva, one of the sport’s feistiest competitors, is also in the draw. The Kazakhstani has shown some promising signs this season after a poor 2025.
Alycia Parks replaced Pliskova. The big-hitting American generated attention for overcoming Diana Shnaider at the Dubai Tennis Championships. However, since then, she has lost her last four matches, most recently to Himeno Sakatsume at the BNP Paribas Open. 37-year-old Zhang Shuai is another woman who will feature in the Miami Open main draw. A few weeks ago, she had an impressive run to the Merida Open semifinals.
Dalma Galfi, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Simona Waltert, Oksana Selekhmeteva, Julia Grabher, Zeynep Sonmez, and three to-be-confirmed lucky losers are the replacements.
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