2020 Monterrey
In pictures: The story of Monterrey 2020
From Kim Clijsters' comeback clash against Johanna Konta to Marie Bouzkova's Mexican wave and Elina Svitolina's first title of the year, all the best photos from the 2020 Abierto GNP Seguros.
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Nadia Podoroska kicked off qualifying by taking revenge on Kaja Juvan, who had defeated her a week ago at the same stage of Acapulco, winning 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-1 despite Juvan saving a match point in the second set.
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Stefanie Voegele also overturned a result from last week, avenging her Acapulco qualifying loss to Sara Errani to triumph 7-6(2), 7-5 this time.
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Top qualifying seed Jasmine Paolini, who had withdrawn from Acapulco due to illness, held three set points over Kristina Kucova in the first round.
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However, former World No.71 Kucova bounced back to eliminate Paolini 7-5, 6-1.
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Qualifying wildcard Ana Sofia Sánchez engaged eighth seed Caroline Dolehide in a two-hour, seven-minute battle in the first round.
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Dolehide, who reached a career high on the brink of the Top 100 at World No.102 in July 2018, reeled off the last four games to overcome Sánchez 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
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Olga Govortsova, at the highest ranking (World No.142) and fresh off the biggest title (the Nicholasville ITF W100) since her return from maternity leave in 2018, qualified with wins over Marcela Zacarias and Kristina Kucova.
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Former World No.52 Lara Arruabarrena qualified for her first WTA main draw since Nanchang in September with defeats of Maddison Inglis and Caroline Dolehide.
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Pan American Games gold medallist Nadia Podoroska had started the year with a 14-match winning streak, and extended that to 19-2 after coming from a set down to defeat Elisabetta Cocciaretto and make the main draw.
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Giulia Gatto-Monticone's late-career surge continued as the Italian qualified with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Bogota finalist Astra Sharma.
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In the main draw, Nanchang and Tianjin champion Rebecca Peterson came from a set and a break down to score her first win of 2020 over Kateryna Kozlova 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4.
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Ninth seed Marie Bouzkova went down an early break to lucky loser Kristina Kucova, but came back to win 6-4, 6-2 - the Czech's first main draw victory of 2020.
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Eighth seed Wang Yafan rebounded from her first-round loss as defending champion in Acapulco to move past Lara Arruabarrena in straight sets.
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Olga Govortsova posted her first WTA main draw win since Québec City 2018, extending her winning streak to eight with a defeat of lucky loser Caroline Dolehide from a set down in the first round.
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Former World No.1 Venus Williams won the first set over qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, who had upset her in their last meeting at Roland Garros 2014.
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However, former World No.26 Schmiedlova - on the comeback from a knee injury that sidelined her for six months last year - roared back to level the match at a set all.
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Williams fell away in the decider against Schmiedlova to extend her losing streak to five, with the seven-time major champion's last victory coming over Barbora Strycova in Beijing last year.
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The 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over two hours and 29 minutes was Schmiedlova's first at WTA main draw level since Madrid last year.
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18-year-old World No.497 Emma Navarro was last year's Roland Garros junior runner-up, and threatened an upset after taking the second set against fifth seed Sloane Stephens.
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However, Stephens raced through the decider to snap her five-match losing streak and emerge a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 victor with her first win of 2020.
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2016 champion Heather Watson was fresh off a second Mexican title in Acapulco, but could not hold on to double break leads in the first and third sets against Tatjana Maria.
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Slicing off both wings, Maria battled through a two-hour, 39-minute battle to end Watson's winning streak 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-5 in the first round.
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Tenth seed Lauren Davis needed just 69 minutes to dispatch qualifier Nadia Podoroska in the first round.
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Top seed Elina Svitolina got her campaign off to a positive start with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Danka Kovinic.
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Qualifier Stefanie Voegele went up a break three times on Acapulco runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the first set.
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However, 17-year-old Fernandez - the youngest player in the Monterrey main draw - battled back each time en route to a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Voegele.
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Former World No.1 and last year's runner-up Victoria Azarenka returned to action for the first time since her first-round exit at last year's US Open.
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However, Acapulco quarterfinalist Zidansek would dominate Azarenka, winning 6-2, 6-2 in just 67 minutes.
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All eyes were on four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters in the second match of her second comeback to the WTA Tour.
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Drawn against a Top 20 opponent for the second time in as many tournaments, though, Clijsters again fell in two sets to second seed Johanna Konta as the Briton notched up her first victory since the US Open.
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18-year-old Anastasia Potapova came through a late-night intergenerational epic against 32-year-old Giulia Gatto-Monticone, triumphing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 18 minutes,
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Marie Bouzkova reached her first quarterfinal of the year with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Anna Karolina Schmiedlova as the second round got under way.
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Competing as a lucky loser, Bogota runner-up Astra Sharma extended eighth seed Wang Yafan into a marathon three-setter.
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However, Wang would survive Sharma 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 in two hours and 53 minutes - the third-longest match of the year so far, having lost the second-longest to Alison Riske at the Australian Open.
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Bidding for her first consecutive match wins since Wuhan last September, Sloane Stephens took the first set on a tiebreak over Acapulco finalist Leylah Fernandez.
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World No.126 Fernandez would rebound to score her second Top 50 win of the year 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 over Stephens - extending her 2020 win-loss record to 12-4.
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Anastasia Potapova battled her way into her third quarterfinal of the year, saving triple match point before notching a three-set win over Tamara Zidansek.
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Arantxa Rus made her first WTA singles quarterfinal since Palermo last summer, upsetting No.10 seed Lauren Davis, 7-5, 6-0.
Arantxa Rus - 2020 Monterrey
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Johanna Konta reached the Monterrey quarterfinals for the second time in her career, matching her 2016 performance, after ousting Tatjana Maria, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Johanna Konta - Monterrey 2020
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Elina Svitolina continued an excellent tournament debut, moving past qualifier Olga Govortsova in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.
Elina Svitolina - 2020 Monterrey
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Olga Govortsova was seeking the second Top 10 win of her career, but fell to Svitolina, 6-3, 6-4.
Olga Govortsova - 2020 Monterrey
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No.9 seed Marie Bouzkova made her way into the semifinals without dropping a set. She defeated No.8 seed Wang Yafan in Friday's quarterfinals.
Marie Bouzkova - 2020 Monterrey
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In a two-hour and 40-minute nail-biter, Johanna Konta outlasted Anastasia Potapova in their quarterfinal battle, saving two match points in the process.
Johanna Konta - 2020 Monterrey
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18-year-old Potapova pushed Konta to a final-set tiebreak, but was unable to finish off the match and claim the third Top 20 win of her career.
Anastasia Potapova - 2020 Monterrey
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Top seed Elina Svitolina ousted teenage sensation Leylah Fernandez in their quarterfinal clash, booking a spot in her first semifinal of the season.
Elina Svitolina - 2020 Monterrey
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Arantxa Rus claimed a spot in her maiden WTA semifinal after a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Rebecca Peterson in the nightcap quarterfinal.
Arantxa Rus - 2020 Monterrey
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Johanna Konta had snapped a four-match losing streak to reach her first semifinal since Roland Garros, but found Marie Bouzkova's indefatigable defence too much to hit through.
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Bouzkova's love affair with Mexico continued: the Czech had won two ITF W25 titles here as a teenager, reached the Guadalajara 125K final last year and sealed her maiden WTA final with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Konta.
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Arantxa Rus had reached her first WTA quarterfinal at Guangzhou 2008, and 12 years later came up against Elina Svitolina in her maiden semifinal.
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Svitolina was in ruthless form, though, dropping just one game to Rus as she raced into her first final of the season.
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In doubles, Kateryna Bondarenko won the first title of her return from a second maternity leave alongside Sharon Fichman after a 4-6, 6-3, [10-7] final win over Miyu Kato and Wang Yafan - and Bondarenko's daughter Karin got her hands on the trophy.
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In the singles final, Elina Svitolina started off by dropping an 11-minute opening game, but stormed back to take a grueling 68-minute first set, 7-5.
Svitolina - Monterrey 2020
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Marie Bouzkova would not go down without a fight in her first WTA singles final, and took the second set 6-4 after 55 minutes.
Bouzkova - 2020 Monterrey
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However, it would be top seed Svitolina who would triumph at the end, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, after three hours of intense action.
Svitolina - 2020 Monterrey
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Bouzkova showed off the spoils of her first WTA singles final after the match. Her singles ranking improved ten spots, from No.57 to No.47, following her exploits in Monterrey.
Bouzkova - 2020 Monterrey
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Svitolina won her first WTA singles title since the 2018 WTA Finals. She rose back into the Top 5 of the WTA singles rankings following her triumphant week.
Svitolina - 2020 Monterrey
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In the doubles final, Miyu Kato and Wang Yafan claimed the opening set against Kateryna Bondarenko and Sharon Fichman.
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