Madrid, April 28 -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka came from a set and a break downto beat Japan's Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the Miami Open and progress to the quarter-finals.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka secured her 15th consecutive victory of the year - and ninth in a row in Madrid - by winning 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 6-2 in two hours and 20 minutes.
The 27-year-old had not lost a match in the Spanish capital since 2023 but she was tested early on by fellow four-time major winner Osaka, who was playing some of her strongest tennis of the season.
Also in the last 16 on Monday, American third seed Coco Gauff suffered a 4-6 6-1 6-7 (5-6) defeat by Czech Linda Noskova.
Gauff, who was lost to Sabalenka in the Madrid final last ...