Clara Tauson tops Ekaterina Alexandrova in 2nd round at Monterrey

Field Level Media|published: 08/27/2026, 3:22am EDT

Aug 15, 2026; Mason, OH, USA; Clara Tauson (DEN) returns a shot against Peyton Stearns (USA) during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Denmark's Clara Tauson beat top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday in second-round action at the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.

Alexandrova had two set points in the first set, one on Tauson's serve at 6-5, the other late in the tiebreaker, before Tauson prevailed.

Tauson got her only service break of the match -- in nine opportunities -- to go up 4-2 in the third set before closing out the win and advancing to the quarterfinals.

Alycia Parks rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over third-seeded Maja Chwalinska, and the Czech Republic's Darja Vidmanova toppled eighth-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain 6-4, 7-5.

Second-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium battled for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory against Hungary's Panna Udvardy. Fifth-seeded Ann Li advanced with a walkover against Uzbekistan's Maria Timofeeva.

--Field Level Media