British No 1 Katie Boulter made it through to the third round of the Miami Open after her teenage opponent Brenda Fruhvirtova retired with illness.
Boulter came into the match as a seed, having reached a career-high No 27 earlier this month, and she progressed after her 16-year-old opponent Fruhvirtova retired from their match in the middle of a rain delay with the score at 7-6 1-0 15-0. Wild card Fruhvirtova appeared to be struggling with the heat, headed to her chair before being consoled by Boulter.
'He was way better than me and I wasn't really moving him,' said Evans. 'I just made up my mind to start coming in and trying to dictate and see where it got me. 'I served very well, which made it a lot easier. I'm really happy. It's been a tragic year so far. It's only tennis, though.
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