China's Wang Xinyu bows out in first round of Miami Open

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China's wildcard tennis player Wang Xinyu lost to qualifier Misaki Doi of Japan 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the first round at the Miami Open on Thursday.

The 17-year-old Wang, ranking 305th in the world, lost the match after battling for one hour and 36 minutes.

Doi, once a world number 30 player, broke her Chinese opponent five times in the match. Enditem