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China's Zheng Qinwen advances to Miami Open last 16
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Zheng Qinwen in action during her Miami Open third round match against Liudmila Samsonova in Miami, U.S., March 25, 2023. /CFP
Zheng Qinwen in action during her Miami Open third round match against Liudmila Samsonova in Miami, U.S., March 25, 2023. /CFP

Zheng Qinwen in action during her Miami Open third round match against Liudmila Samsonova in Miami, U.S., March 25, 2023. /CFP

China's Zheng Qinwen beat 12th seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3 to reach the Miami Open women's singles last 16 on Saturday.

Zheng led 5-2 in the opening set, only for Samsonova to fight back. The Chinese player had to battle from 3-0 down in the third set, firing 18 aces in more than three hours to level their head-to-head record to 2-2. 

Zheng is the only Chinese player still in contention in Miami, after five others failed to make it past the first two rounds and veteran Zhang Shuai quit due to health concerns. 

She will next play Russian Anastasia Potapova, who saw off American Coco Gauff in what was her third career top 10 win and her first in three tries against teenage Gauff.

Zheng has won both her previous matches against Potapova.

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