Canadians Rebecca Marino and Katherine Sebov qualified for the second round of the Miami Tennis Open on Tuesday.
Marino won 7-6 (4), 6-2 against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, while Sebov prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 against Czech Linda Fruhvirtova.
After a difficult first set, where she was unable to achieve a break of service, Marino, 83e world player, needed only 32 minutes to win the second.
The 32-year-old British Columbian scored a service break in the opening game of the second set and a second in the fifth game.
Against a 28-year-old player ranked 43e in the world, Marino was dominant on serve, with 10 aces and no double faults.
She hit 61% of her first serve points, won 81% of the points after lodging her first serve and faced no break points. In the second set, Marino only lost five points on his serve.
In the next round, Marino will face sixth-seeded American Coco Gauff, who took advantage of a bye that took her directly to the second round.
Fruhvirtova, ranked 50e in the world, entered the tournament 122 places ahead of Sebov in the standings.
Sebov broke Fruhvirtova’s serve eight times in 12 occasions, in a match where both opponents struggled on serve. Sebov was broken six times in nine occasions.
In the next round, Sebov will face third seed Jessica Pegula of the United States.
The other Canadian women at the tournament will play their first round match on Wednesday.
