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Sabalenka, Barty save match points to prevail in Miami epics – WTA Tennis
Defending champion Ashleigh Barty saved one match point while Aryna Sabalenka saved two, as they each eked their way into the third round of the Miami Open.
No.1 seed Ashleigh Barty and No.7 seed Aryna Sabalenka each fended off match points Thursday before outlasting their opponents in the second round of the Miami Open.
World No.1 Barty overcame qualifier Kristina Kucova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in two-and-a-half hours. Barty was forced to save one match point while down 3-5 in the third set, in the midst of reeling off the final five games of the clash.
“Never give up, never ever give up,” Barty said in her on-court post-match interview. “Youre always in there…
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