Masarova loses, but makes a huge leap in the world rankings

Not much was missing for her second successive exploit after her two-set victory over Croatian Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic (WTA 19) in the previous round. The 25-year-old from Basel, who has been playing for Switzerland again since this year after previously competing for Spain, won just three points fewer than Collins, whom she met for the first time.

The difference was her efficiency on break points. While Masarova only converted three out of twelve, the American made four out of eight. After the second serve, the Swiss player's success rate was just 38 percent.

Thanks to reaching the third round in Miami, Masarova will move up around 25 places in the world rankings. Her best ranking, 62nd, was achieved in December 2023.