Miami Open: Rogers battles past Anisimova; Saville stuns Minnen
World No.48 Shelby Rogers defeated Amanda Anisimova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the all-American first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday.
Five straight breaks in the first set put Anisimova 4-2 in lead to take the opener.
But Rogers stormed back, winning her first-service points and converting three of her breakpoints in the second set to force the decider.
In the final set, Anisimova’s double fault gave Rogers a breakpoint for a 3-1 lead, which led to victory for World No. 48.
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Rogers will face No.10 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the second round of the Miami Open.
Elsewhere, Daria Saville of Australia went past Greet Minnen of Belgium with a 7-5, 6-3 win in the first round.
Saville will now take on former World No.1 Simona Halep in the second round.
