2018 - MONTERREY - MEXICO

Monterrey 2018: Memorable images from the tournament

Take a look back at some of the best pictures from the Monterrey Open this week.

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Andrea Gamiz stretches for a forehand in her qualifying win over Miharu Imanishi (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Jamie Loeb drives a forehand in her second-round qualifying loss to Deniz Khazaniuk (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Jasmine Paolini hits a forehand during her second-round qualifying double bagel defeat of Andrea Gamiz (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Valentini Grammatikopoulou drives a backhand en route to qualifying for her third WTA main draw (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Wildcard Victoria Rodriguez keeps her eye on the volley, but still falls in a third-set tiebreak to Ana Bogdan in the first round (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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No.6 seed Ana Bogdan is pumped after squeezing out a tight first-round win over Victoria Rodriguez (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Sachia Vickery is fast on her feet in her first-round win over fellow American Irina Falconi (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Anna Karolina Schmiedlova had laser focus on her backhand in the first round, where she fell in a third set tiebreak to Ajla Tomljanovic (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Nao Hibino pushed No.3 seed Lesia Tsurenko all the way in the first round (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Lesia Tsurenko is delighted to escape Nao Hibino in three close sets in the first round (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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No.2 seed Magdalena Rybarikova prepares for an overhead in her first-round win over Risa Ozaki (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Jana Fett dives into the shadows of the court to retrieve a backhand in her first-round defeat of Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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19-year-old Anna Blinkova powers through a backhand en route to a first-round victory over Rebecca Peterson (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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One of the most absorbing first-round contests pitted wildcard Ana Sofia Sánchez against qualifier Usue Maitane Arconada (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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19-year-old Usue Maitane Arconada qualified for a WTA main draw for the first time in her career, but fell in three sets in the first round to Ana Sofia Sánchez (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Ana Sofia Sánchez triumphed 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 over Usue Maitane Arconada in the first round - the wildcard's first WTA victory at the fifth time of asking, and the Monterrey Open's first ever home win (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Garbiñe Muguruza applauds the crowd after her first-round defeat of wildcard Renata Zarazúa (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Acapulco finalist Stefanie Voegele blends into the background as she strikes a backhand in her victorious first-round return to Mexico (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Danielle Collins kept her Sunshine Swing form going the first round, defeating Mariana Duque-Mariño in straight sets (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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2012 champion Timea Babos made a winning return to the site of her maiden title, defeating qualifier Marie Bouzkova in the first round (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Monica Puig pumps her fist after defeating Stefanie Voegele to make the quarterfinals (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Sara Sorribes Tormo shows her frustration as she falls to Ana Bogdan in the second round (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Ajla Tomljanovic makes a quick about-turn as she comes through another three-setter in the second round, beating Anna Blinkova to reach her first quarterfinal since 2015 (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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No.1 seed Garbiñe Muguruza continued to live up to her billing in the second round, defeating Alison Riske in straight sets (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Sachia Vickery stunned No.2 seed Magdalena Rybarikova to make her second WTA semifinal (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Timea Babos's serve was key to her straight-sets quarterfinal win over Monica Puig (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Giuliana Olmos became the first Mexican to make a WTA final in the Open Era alongside doubles partner Desirae Krawczyk (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Garbiñe Muguruza is a picture of calm during her quarterfinal victory over Ajla Tomljanovic (Abierto GNP Seguros/Rafael Velez)
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Timea Babos is a picture of concentration during her semifinal victory over Sachia Vickery (Abierto GNP Seguros)
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Garbiñe Muguruza throws souvenirs to young fans after her semifinal victory over Ana Bogdan (Abierto GNP Seguros)

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