Overview
- Jelena Ostapenko beat Jasmine Paolini 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 to move into the Miami Open round of 16.
- Paolini took the first set before Ostapenko leveled and surged 4-0 in the decider, then closed out despite a late fightback.
- Paolini arrived as World No. 7, while Ostapenko is ranked No. 24 and seeded 25th.
- Ostapenko will face the winner of Elina Svitolina versus Hailey Baptiste for a place in the quarterfinals.
- The WTA 1000 match was played on Hard Rock Stadium’s hard courts at a tournament offering $9,411,725 in total prize money.