Nice Britain’s Sonay Kartal has been knocked out in qualifying for the Miami Open every week after reaching the final 16 at Indian Wells.
Kartal impressed in California, ousting top-20 participant Beatriz Haddad Maia en path to the fourth spherical earlier than being overwhelmed by world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight units.
Nonetheless, the 23-year-old missed out on a spot in Florida after dropping 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 to America’s Taylor Townsend.
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Highlights from Kartal’s straight-sets defeat to Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells
Kartal rose to No 63 on the planet after her run at Indian Wells and is now simply three locations behind 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who performs Japan’s Sayaka Ishii in her opening match in Miami.
Harriet Dart was additionally unable to make the primary draw, dropping 6-4 6-3 to Australia’s Kimberly Birrell.
That leaves Katie Boulter and Raducanu as Britain’s solely representatives within the ladies’s singles on the event correct, which runs from March 18-30, stay on Sky Sports activities.
Jacob Fearnley is one win away from reaching the primary draw on the Miami Open
In males’s qualifying, British No 3 Jacob Fearnley is one win away from reaching the boys’s singles after disposing of Netherlands’ Thijs Boogaard 6-4 6-3 and can now face American Tristan Boyer.
New Indian Wells champion Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie will compete in Miami, with Draper given a first-round bye forward of a last-64 conflict towards both Roberto Bautista Agut or Jakub Mensik.
Norrie will tackle Bu Yunchaokete of China within the first spherical, with the winner to face tenth seed Alex de Minaur.
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