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Romanian tennis player Irina Begu qualified for the second round of the Miami Open (WTA 1,000) on Wednesday, with a total prize pool of 8,369,455 dollars, by defeating American Hailey Baptiste, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-1, Agerpres reports.
Begu secured a cheque for 30,130 dollars and 35 WTA points, and her next opponent will be Belarus' Arina Sabalenka, the main seed. The two are at their first direct encounter.
