Britain’s Katie Loses To Victoria Azarenka In Fourth Round
British number one Katie Boulter is out of the Miami Open after a fourth-round defeat by Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
The 27-year-old, ranked 30th in the world, lost 7-5 6-1.
World number one Iga Swiatek is also out after a 6-4 6-2 defeat by 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia.
American world number three Coco Gauff was stunned by French 23rd seed Caroline Garcia, who reached the last eight in Miami for the first time with a 6-3 1-6 6-2 victory.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Azarenka, 34, will play Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.
Garcia, who beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the previous round, will play American Danielle Collins for a place in the semi-finals.
Collins beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-2 to progress to the last eight.
Elsewhere, Kazakhstan’s world number four Elena Rybakina progressed with a 6-3 7-5 win over American Madison Keys to set up a meeting with Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari.
Sakkari moved in to the quarter-finals with a walkover after Russian opponent Anna Kalinskaya withdrew.
America fifth-seed Jessica Pegula progressed to the last eight with a 7-6 6-3 win over Emma Navarro and will face Alexandrova.
Gauff, 20, who won her maiden Grand Slam at the US Open last year, was hoping to do better in her home tournament.
“I’m the type of person where every loss weighs on me heavy, especially one like today where I felt I could have done better and I felt like I had the match in control, especially after the second set,” said Gauff.
“It helps being home, so I can just drive and be home and be in my own bed.
“I wish I could have done better this hard-court season.”
Gauff, who lost to Swiatek in the 2022 French Open final, added she was “excited” for the upcoming clay season.
BBC /Jamiu Ogunshe
