Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic suffered an upset in the third round of the WTA 1000 in Miami, losing in straight sets to Kateryna Oleksandrivna, 7-6, 6-3.

Belinda Bencic, eliminated by Kateryna Oleksandrivna at the WTA in Miami

The former Tokyo Olympic champion missed two set points and two more in the tiebreak, and Oleksandrivna (18 WTA) took full advantage to win, 10-8.

In the second set, the Russian controlled the match and easily won against the 9th ranked player in the world.

The game lasted one hour and 55 minutes.

In the 1/8 finals, Oleksandrivna will meet Canadian Bianka Andreescu (31 WTA), who won against Sofia Kenin with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

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.