(Reuters) - French Open champion Garbine Muguruza got a fright from Kayla Day but outlasted the precocious American teenager 3-6 7-5 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in California on Sunday. Day took the first set from the seventh seed and had two break point opportunities at 5-5 in the second but the 17-year-old was unable to hammer home her advantage. Muguruza was impressed with Day, the U.S. Open junior singles champion. In an even closer encounter, Swiss 15th seed Timea Bacsinszky survived four match points to beat Dutch 18th seed Kiki Bertens 6-3 5-7 7-6(8). Eleventh seed Johanna Konta was the highest ranked player to fall, the Briton edged 3-6 6-3 7-6(1) by Carolina Garcia of France.

Source: The Star March 13, 2017 06:54 UTC