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Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Miami Masters continued. In a highlight-hearted match in the first round, China's Buyun Chaokert was in great form, beating former British No. 1 Norrie 6-4 6-2 to advance to the second round. Next, he will face the No. 10 seed, Australian hare De Minauer. Hong Kong's wildcard Wong Chak Lam defeated Germany's Altmaier 6-4 6-3 to advance to the second round where he will face 13th seed and rising American star Shelton.

China's Wu Yixuan, who returned from injury, fought hard in three sets before losing 6-7(3) 6-4 3-6 to Italian star Nicoldi Analdi.

Elsewhere: Brazilian star Fonseca defeated American teenager Lerner Chin 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 to secure her third career Masters victory. Next up, he will face 19th seed France's Ember. British teenager Feinley, Spanish star Fokina, Russian Safrins, Czech rising star Mensik, Italian Sonego, American Opelka and other players also won and advanced.

Women's Match: In a highlight-reel match in the second round of singles, debutant No.9 seed Zheng Qinwen of China was in stable form, hitting 12 aces to beat homegrown player Davis 6-1 7-5 to get off to a flying start.

After the game, Xiao Zheng admitted that it was not easy to win. "It's not easy. The start was smooth, but after the second set was 3-1, I felt like she was playing more and more freely, hitting a couple of good winners. But I've been coming forward and trying to play every ball well. I'm really happy to win this game because I've always loved playing in Miami. Zheng will next face American Townsend, who made it out of qualifying, who defeated 19th seed Kazakhstan's Putintseva 7-6(2) 1-6 6-1.

Top seed and world No. 1 Sabalenka swept past Bulgarian Tomova 6-3 6-0 to advance strongly. No.3 seed and rising American Gauff needed just 47 minutes to defeat compatriot Kenin 6-0 6-0 6-0 to beat his opponent twice this season.

Kazakhstan's Rybakina, the runner-up of the tournament over the past two years, was in poor form and was knocked out 6-4 2-6 6-4 by homegrown player Kruger. Poland's Linette, Japan's Naomi Osaka, American Baptiste, Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova, Greece's Sakkari, Canada's Fernandez, Tunisia's Jabbar, and Italy's small steel cannon Pollini also won and advanced.

In the first round of doubles, China's Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan got off to a flying start with a 7-5 6-4 win over fifth seeds Zhan Haoqing/Kudermetova.

We'll keep an eye out for other news. Last night, Beijing time, the WTA500 Stuttgart station announced the lineup. The world's top 4 Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff and Pegula led the competition, and China's first sister Zheng Qinwen signed up for the third consecutive year. Other new stars in the competition include Milla Andreeva, Bolini, Navarro, Bardosa, Krejcikova and others. The main event will be held from April 14th to 21st.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is the back of a player. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Kazakh Rybakina.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)