Darya Kasatkina was defeated in the second round of the tournament in Miami. The eighth seed was eliminated in 3 sets by Elise Mertens 6-4, 2-6, 2-6.

Darya Kasatkina, Elise Mertens was eliminated

Daria Kasatkina (8 WTA), although she was the favorite in the match with Elise Mertens (39 WTA), lost the match in two hours and 7 minutes.

Although she won the first set 6-4, the eighth seed flatly lost sets 2 and 3, where Elise Mertens broke two times a set.

In the next round, the player from Belgium will play against the winner of Petra Martic (41 WTA) and Sia Wang (58 WTA).

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is part of 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.