Diana Shnaider def. Tereza Valentova 7-6, 7-6 — Miami Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Diana Shnaider defeated Tereza Valentova 7-6, 7-6 in the R64 of the Miami Open 2026.

Two sets, two tiebreaks, and a 51-minute scoreboard that says less than the margins did. Shnaider won 75% of her first-serve points to Valentova's 59%, the gap that carried her through both breakers even as the Czech matched her game for game — 12 apiece. Both played loose: five double faults for Shnaider, eight for Valentova, who couldn't convert her second-serve edge (52% won) into a set. Shnaider takes the 1-0 head-to-head and a date with Belinda Bencic.

Match stats

Diana Shnaider: 0 aces, 57% first serves, 5 double faults. Tereza Valentova: 2 aces, 68% first serves, 8 double faults.

Profiles: Diana Shnaider · Tereza Valentova — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Diana Shnaider and Tereza Valentova.