Mboko advances in Miami Open women's doubles, Fernandez bounced from singles Canada's Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva of Russia advanced to the Round of 16 in the women's doubles tournament at the Miami Open after defeating Australia's Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands 7-6 (7), 6-3 in the Round of 32 on Sunday. The Canadian-Russian pair will face Australia's Storm Hunter and Jessica Pegula of the United States in the next round. Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., and Andreeva will reunite on the doubles court for their Round of 16 match. Meanwhile, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., suffered a straight-sets loss to Pegula 6-2, 6-2 in the Round of 32 of the women's singles tournament. Fernandez also faced a setback in the doubles event, partnering with Venus Williams of the U.S. to lose to New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and American Asia Muhammad in a best-of-three match. The top-seeded Fernandez and Williams took an early lead with a 6-3 first set, but Routliffe and Muhammad rallied to win the second and third sets 6-3, 13-11, securing their place in the Round of 16. Fernandez's singles and doubles exits mark a challenging week for the Canadian player, who had previously been a strong contender in the tournament. The loss in singles ends her run in the Miami Open, while the doubles defeat highlights the competitive nature of the event. In other matches, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will face France's Terence Atmane in the Round of 32 of the men's singles tournament on Monday. Auger-Aliassime's participation adds to the Canadian presence in the Miami Open, which also includes other players like Denis Shapovalov, who withdrew from the tournament earlier in the week.#mirra_andreeva #victoria_mboko #ellen_perez #demi_schuurs #storm_hunter
