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Miami Open: Johanna Konta survives scare to reach third round

British number one Johanna Konta battled her way past Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets in the second round of the Miami Open.

Konta won the first set but, despite being 4-2 up in the second, lost it on a tie-break before coming through 6-2 6-7 (7-5) 6-4 against the Belarussian.

The 25-year-old, ranked 11th in the world, will now play France's Pauline Parmentier, the world number 57.

Fifth seed Rafael Nadal beat Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3 6-4 in the men's draw.

The 30-year-old Spaniard broke his opponent in the fourth game in their second-round match before going on to claim the first set in 35 minutes.