Canadians Rebecca Marino and Katherine Sebov take action in Miami

Coco Gauff vs. Rebecca Marino @ 1:35 p.m. ET: Tennis Channel, TVA Sports, TSN

Canadian WTA veteran Rebecca Marino will go up against American teenager Coco Gauff in Round 1 of the Miami Open this afternoon.

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32 year old Marino earned her spot in today’s clash after overcoming Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday. 

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Marino put in a strong performance against the World No. 43, serving up ten aces and not facing a single break point throughout.

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But she’ll have her work cut out in Miami today against U.S. starlet, who’s the strong favourite and holds a 1-0 lead in the head to head record.

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Coco Gauff came out on top in the only previous meeting between the two players, racking up a 7-5 6-0 scoreline to dump Marino out of Roland Garros last year. 

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19 year old Gauff has a 14-4 record but the World No. 6 has never made it past the fourth round in Miami.

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Can Marino pull off an even bigger upset this afternoon?

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Jessica Pegula vs. Katherine Sebov @12:20 p.m. ET:  Tennis Channel, TVA Sports, TSN

Toronto’s Katherine Sebov has already reached a career-high 172 world ranking this year after scooping three ITF titles and making her Grand Slam main draw debut at the Australian Open.

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The 24 year old arrived in that main draw in Melbourne after battling through three qualifying rounds only to suffer defeat at the hands of World No. 4 Caroline Garcia.

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At the Miami Open today Sebov will line up against World No. 3 Jessica Pegula after navigating another three qualifiers, the last of which was a hardfought three sets victory over World No. 50 Linda Fruhvirtova. 

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That 2-hour 11-minute marathon was the biggest win of Sebov’s career to date. But she had more than a little help from her opponent after Fruhvirtova gave up 13 double faults in Tuesday’s clash.

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Jessica Pegula isn't likely to do the same - with World No. 3 having racked up a 15-5 record on the season so far and reaching the quarterfinals of every tournament she’s played at this year.

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The one exception was at last week’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where Pegula lost to Petra Kvitová in the Round of 16.

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That minor blip won’t stand for much here though, with the American the massive favourite in today’s matchup.

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The Programme Picks

Rebecca Marino to win a set (+200)

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Jessica Pegula -6.5 Game Handicap (+100)

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