Australians Jordan Thompson and Aleksandar Vukic will take their place within the first spherical on the Miami Open after profitable their last qualifying ties.
The pair will line up alongside fellow countrymen Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Jason Kubler when the ATP 1000 Miami Masters event correct will get underneath approach from Thursday.
Popyrin and Kubler start their chase for the title within the spherical of 128, whereas fifteenth seed de Minaur will be a part of the competitors within the spherical of 64.
Thompson, the world No.83, beat Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance, whereas Vukic received the higher of US participant Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight units, 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Chris O’Connell will not be within the first-round draw, although, after falling on the last stage of qualifying.
Kokkinakis misplaced out to skilled Frenchman Benoit Paire 4-6 6-4 7-5, whereas O’Connell was overwhelmed 6-4 6-4 by Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki.
In the WTA occasion on the Miami Open, Australian Storm Hunter – who on Tuesday beat Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-3 within the last spherical of qualifying – will tackle the USA’s former world No.4 and 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin within the first spherical on Thursday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
