English interest at the Miami Open was ended as Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter and Fran Jones were all knocked out on Saturday in Florida.<\/p>\n
Boulter was beaten in straight sets, 6-3 7-5, by 13th seed Karolina Muchova in the third round while Norrie and Jones’ exits came in the second round.<\/p>\n
British No 1 Norrie, having earned a first-round bye as the tournament 23rd seed, was beaten by American Alex Michelsen, 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4, while Jones withdrew halfway through her match against fifth seed Jessica Pegula due to illness.<\/p>\n
Nothing could separate the two players in the first set until Michelsen finally broke Norrie’s serve with his sixth set point of the 12th game.<\/p>\n
The Brit then found himself 3-0 down in the second but fought back to take things to a tie-break, which he claimed to force a deciding set.<\/p>\n
A break in the third game of that third set proved pivotal for Michelsen as he served his way into the last 16.<\/p>\n
Jones had spoken of how she hadn’t felt well in the lead up to her opening win over legendary, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, but battled through due to wanting to face the 45-year-old, her childhood idol.<\/p>\n
But it appeared Jones was not yet fully recovered for when she faced Pegula, losing the opening set 6-1 before trailing the American 3-0 in the second when she ultimately decided to withdraw.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, men’s second seed Jannik Sinner – 2024 champion in Miami – easily overcame Damir Dzumhur in straight sets, 6-3 6-3. Sinner is looking to complete the coveted ‘Sunshine Double’ \u200bafter his triumph in Indian Wells last weekend.<\/p>\n
World number three Alexander Zverev cruised past wildcard Martin Damm to clinch a 6-2 6-4 win in straight sets and set up a clash with Marin Cilic.<\/p>\n
Alexander Shevchenko upset eighth seed Ben Shelton 6-7 3 7-6 3 6-3, while Frances Tiafoe overcame Arthur Cazaux in straight sets.<\/p>\n
Another former champion Daniil Medvedev, in 2023, found the going a little tougher as the ninth seed had to battle back from a set down to beat Rei Sakamoto 6-7 (10-12) 6-3 6-1.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Alejandro Tabilo fought back from one set down to beat Andrey Rublev 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4, while 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame’s run was ended with a straight-sets defeat to 21st seed Jiri Lehecka, 6-2 7-5.<\/p>\n
In the women’s draw, fourth seed Coco Gauff fought back from a dropped first set to defeat Alycia Parks 3-6 6-0 6-1.<\/p>\n
Amanda Anisimova eclipsed Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4 6-2 and Victoria Mboko held on for a 6-1 7-5 win over Anastasia Zakharova.Elsewhere on Saturday,<\/p>\n
Kouame had made a name for himself with his first round win over Zachary Svajda as he became the youngest winner of a Masters 1000 match since a certain Rafael Nadal in 2003.<\/p>\n
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