Tennis: Barty ousts Azarenka while Cilic advances at Miami Open

World number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Monday to reach the WTA Miami Open quarter-finals AFP/Mark BrownMIAMI: Top-ranked defending champion Ashleigh Barty advanced to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Monday by outlasting former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.

Barty, the 2019 French Open winner, dominated the first set but Azarenka broke her for a 2-0 lead in the second, then fought back from 0-40 down to hold for 3-0 on the way to forcing a third set, the Aussie failing to a point off her second serve in the second set. On the men's side, Croatia's 32-year-old Marin Cilic defeated Italy's 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-4 in 74 minutes to reach the round of 16."Very pleased with today," Cilic said."Just have to battle it out with these youngsters. I've got to keep the heads high for the veterans on the tour."

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