Miami Open: Qualifier knocks out Mertens and reaches the third round
Taylor Townsend defeated Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday evening. She will play the winner of the match between Danish qualifier Clara Tosson and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, seeded No. 4, in the next round.
American qualifier Taylor Townsend qualified for the third round of the Miami Open tennis tournament by defeating Belgian Elise Mertens, seeded No. 25, 6-2, 6-2, at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday evening.
Townsend, seeded No. 72, will face the winner of the match between Danish qualifier Clara Tosson and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, seeded No. 4, in the next round.