In the match of the second round of the competition, the Russian tennis player in two sets broke the resistance of Croatian Marina Cilic, who received the ninth sowing number from the organizers, with a score of 6: 4, 6: 4.

The next opponent for Rublev at the tournament in Miami will be the representative of Canada Denis Shapovalov.

Earlier it was reported that the American tennis player Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament in Miami due to injury.