Two of the top six seeds, Sofia Kenin and Karolina Pliskova, lost Sunday in the round of 32 in the Miami Open.
Kenin, the fourth-seeded American, fell in three sets to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Jabeur, ranked 30th in the world, finished with 11 aces to none for Kenin, and she converted 80 percent of her break points to just 43 percent for Kenin.
The sixth-seeded Pliskova of the Czech Republic was beaten by the 29th seed, American Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in just over two hours.
The players were familiar with each other, having squared off in the past three tournaments, as well, and the outcome was the same as the other two matches: a win for Pegula.
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