Caroline Garcia edges Naomi Osaka to push into fourth-round Miami Open matchup against Coco Gauff

Caroline Garcia defeated Naomi Osaka 7-6 (4), 7-5 on Sunday in a third-round Miami Open match in which the pair combined for 28 aces.

Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion and one-time South Floridian, came up short despite playing some of her best tennis of the season in Miami. She beat 17th-ranked Elina Svitolina 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday, which was her second win over a top-20 opponent in her previous four matches.

Garcia advances to play No. 3 Coco Gauff, the 20-year-old who grew up in Delray Beach, in the fourth round.

In other women’s matches, fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula defeated No. 35 Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-4 to reach the Round of 16 for the third straight year; and No. 24 Sorana Cîrstea beat 11th-ranked Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 7-6.

In men’s play, last year’s Miami Open runner-up and third-ranked Jannik Sinner rallied after dropping the first set to outlast No. 26 Tallon Griekspoor 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 and advance to the fourth round. A light rain shower briefly stopped match play with Griekspoor leading 7-5, 3-3, but Sinner took control of the match after the delay.