At the WTA Guadalajara Open, Olivia Gadecki caused an upset by defeating 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens with a score of 6-4, 6-3. This victory has propelled Gadecki into a second-round match against second-seeded Danielle Collins. Veronika Kudermetova, the seventh seed, also secured a win by beating Sachia Vickery 6-4, 6-4, setting up a match against Camila Osorio, a 22-year-old Colombian player who triumphed over Hailey Baptiste with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
Local favorite Renata Zarazua had a challenging match against Anhelina Kalinina, ultimately winning 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. Kamilla Rakhimova emerged victorious with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Aleksandra Krunic, earning a spot to face No. 3 seed Victoria Azarenka in the next round.
Top seed Jelena Ostapenko, fresh off a US Open doubles title win with Lyudmyla Kichenok, will not compete until Wednesday. The Guadalajara Open, a hardcourt 500-level event on the WTA Tour this season, is taking place at the Complejo Panamericano de Tenis.
