Kanepi Gets First Round Bye in Miami
Estonia's leading tennis player Kaia Kanepi is being allowed to skip straight to the second round in this week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after being seeded at number 31 in the tournament.
In her first match in the hard court event, which started March 19, Kanepi will face either Silvia Soler-Espinosa (WTA 72) or whichever player beats the Spaniard in the qualifying match.
Kanepi was also seeded in the second round at Indian Wells earlier this month, but lost to South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers.
The 26-year-old Estonian currently stands in 34th place in the WTA rankings list after slipping two spots from last week's result.
Steve Roman