Second-seeded Swiatek crashes out of Miami Open

2026-03-20 - 01:20

Iga Swiatek returns a shot on Day 3 of the Miami Open in Florida. (Getty Images/AFP pic) MIAMI: Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Miami Open on Thursday, falling in her opening match to Polish compatriot Magda Linette 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Reigning Wimbledon champion Swiatek, who won the Miami Open title in 2022, remains in search of her first title since Seoul in September. She was eliminated in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and in the WTA 1000 events in Doha and Indian Wells. Although she was seeded second in the elite combined ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament in Miami, Swiatek dropped this week to third in the world as Indian Wells finalist Elena Rybakina moved to No. 2. Linette, ranked 50th in the world, advanced to a third-round matchup against 20-year-old Alexandra Eala of the Philippines, a 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-3 winner over Germany’s Laura Siegemund.