Overview
- World No. 50 Magda Linette beat No. 3 Iga Swiatek 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, halting Swiatek’s 73-match run of winning opening rounds and moving into a third-round meeting with Alexandra Eala.
- Swiatek acknowledged feeling “confused” and said her level collapsed after a strong first set, promising to regroup ahead of the upcoming clay events.
- The defeat is set to cost Swiatek about 150 ranking points; live projections indicate Coco Gauff would overtake her by reaching the Miami final, though Swiatek remains inside the top four.
- Swiatek’s exit opens the bottom half of the draw, heightening chances for contenders such as Gauff, Karolina Muchova and Eala, who is defending last year’s semifinal points.
- Elsewhere in Miami, Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina advanced, Joao Fonseca earned a win to face Carlos Alcaraz before losing to the world No. 1, and 17-year-old Moise Kouame became the youngest Masters 1000 main-draw winner since 2003.