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Patna : Reigning US Open Champion Sloane Stephens, 24, USA, World Number 12 in the WTA rankings, and French Open Champion and Jelena Ostapenko, 20, Latvia, will clash in the women’s singles final of Miam Open tennis tournament on March 31, 2018.
Stephens, the 13th seed, defeated twice Australian Open Champion Victoria Azarenka, 28, Belarus, currently ranked 186th in the WTA rankings, in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, in the semi-finals on March 29, 2018, to enter the final. World Number 5 Jelena Ostapenko, the 6th seed, defeated World Number 93 Danielle Collins, 24, USA, 7-6, 6-3, in the semi-finals.
Men’s Singles : World Number 5 in ATP rankings Alexander Zverev, 20, Germany, World Number 6 Juan Martin del Porto, 29, Argentina, World Number 17 John Isner, 32, USA, and World Number 19 Pablo Carreno Busta, 26, Spain, have reached the men’s singles semi-finals at Miami Open 2018. Zverev will play Busta in the semi-finals. del Porto will play Isner in the other semi-finals.
World Number 1 and top seed Roger Federer, Switzerland, lost in the second round of the tournament. World Number 3 Marin Cilic, Craotia, and World Number 4 Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, too made early exit in the tournament. World Number 2 Rafael Nadal, Spain, did not play in Miami Open 2018 due to injury.