One of the main WTA favorites of Miami Ons Jaber was unexpectedly eliminated in the second round by Russian Varvara Grachova (54 WTA), score 6-2, 6-2.

Ons JaberPhoto: Martin KEEP / AFP / Profimedia

Ons Jaber, defeat by Varvara Grachova at the WTA in Miami

The Russian did not give any chance to the former finalist of Wimbledon-2022 and the US Open, managing to win after two identical sets.

The game lasted one hour and seven minutes.

In the third round of WTA Miami Grachova will meet the winner of China’s Shuai Zhang (27 WTA) and Russian Erika Andreeva (128 WTA).

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is in the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.