On March 26, Beijing time, the second round of the WTA1000 Miami leg was contested, and the No. 2 seed Sviatek met with the world's 42nd place Golubić. The two sides have met twice before, each winning 1. Sviatek performed even better in today's match, losing two straight sets to win the match and successfully reaching the women's singles round of 32.
In the first set, Sviatek love game saved the start, in the second set she broke the opponent's serve, and in the third set, Sviatek defused 5 break points to save the serve and made a 3-0 start. In the 4th set, Golubić saved the break point to save the set, and in the 5th set Sviatek defused three consecutive break points, and then she broke again in the 6th set to take a 5-1 lead. In the 7th set, Golubic broke Sviatek's serve to win the set, but then in the 8th set Sviatek broke again to win the first set 6-2.
In the second set, Sviatek scored four consecutive points to save the start, and in the second set she successfully broke the opponent's serve. In the 4th set, Sviatek cashed in on the second break point to take a 4-0 lead. In the 5th set, Sviatek managed to save her serve, and then she broke again with four consecutive runs in the 6th set to win the second set 6-0.
In the end, after two sets of competition, the No. 2 seed Sviatek swept Golubić 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the third round in Miami. In the next round, Sviatek will face the homegrown Brungel, who eliminated the 29th seed Samsonova to advance.
With Sviatek reaching the round of 32 in Miami, she will reach the top of the world next week. Sviatek will become the 28th player in the world to be ranked no. 1 in the world since the WTA ranking system, while she will become the first post-00s player on record. With 1 Grand Slam title and 3 WTA 1000 titles, after Batty's early retirement, no one is more suitable for the post-ball throne than Sviatek.