Iryna Begu crashed out of the Miami tournament after losing to Qinwen Zheng in 3 sets with the score 6-2, 1-6, 1-6.

Qinwen Zheng, in the third round in Miami

The athlete from Romania, who is ranked 34th in the WTA ranking, stopped in the second round in Miami.

Iryna was defeated by the number 23 favorite Qinwen Zheng (23 WTA) at the end of the match, which lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.

Although she played well in the first set, which she won 6-2, Iryna played confidently in the second set, in which she managed to take only one game.

In the decisive match, the Chinese made two breaks, and 43 minutes after the start of the 3rd set, Zheng put an end to the game.

Thus, Iryna Begu will win $30,885 and 35 points in the WTA singles ranking.

In the next round, Qinwen Zheng will meet the winner of the duel between Ludmila Samsonova (15 WTA) and Victoria Holubovych (116 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.