Azarenka beaten in Miami as Czech 16-year-old shines

Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova’s dream run at the Miami Open continued on Sunday after she dispatched Victoria Azarenka in the third round. The 16-year-old dominated Azarenka to race into a 6-2, 3-0 lead before the veteran Belarusian retired. Former world No 1 Azarenka, who broke down in tears during her defeat to Elena Rybakina at […]

Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova’s dream run at the Miami Open continued on Sunday after she dispatched Victoria Azarenka in the third round. The 16-year-old dominated Azarenka to race into a 6-2, 3-0 lead before the veteran Belarusian retired.

Former world No 1 Azarenka, who broke down in tears during her defeat to Elena Rybakina at Indian Wells early this month, looked out of sorts throughout against the impressive Fruhvirtova.

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It was not immediately clear why Azarenka retired during Sunday’s match.

Czech wildcard Fruhvirtova, who arrived in South Florida with a world ranking of 279, is playing in her first major WTA event.