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Diane Parry caps surprise run, wins Monterrey for first WTA titleDiane Parry capped her unexpected run through the Abierto GNP Seguros on Saturday night, beating second-seeded Elise Mertens 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in Monterrey, Mexico, to win her first career WTA title.,Parry, ranked 50th in the world, was playing in her first career WTA Tour final. The Frenchwoman's best ...

Diane Parry advances in Monterrey to reach first career finalFrance's Diane Parry is through to her first career WTA Tour final after upsetting fifth-seeded Ann Li 7-6 (7), 6-4 on Friday in the semifinals of the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.,Parry's foe in the title match on Saturday will be second-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium, who advanced by ...

Nikola Bartunkova gets through all-Czech quarterfinal in MonterreyNikola Bartunkova is through to her second semifinal of the year after a 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 win in an all-Czech matchup against Darja Vidmanova at the Abierto GNP Seguros on Thursday in Monterrey, Mexico.,Bartunkova survived eight double faults in part by saving nine of the 11 break points she faced....

Clara Tauson tops Ekaterina Alexandrova in 2nd round at Monterrey

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...

Yuliia Starodubtseva charges into Monterrey quarterfinals

Yuliia Starodubtseva, who entered the week on a six-match losing streak, is through to the quarterfinals of the Abierto GNP Seguros event in Monterrey, Mexico.,The 26-year-old Ukrainian upset seventh-seeded Janice Tjen of Indonesia 6-4, 6-3 in the second round on Tuesday.,Starodubtseva got to her fi...

Ann Li cruises through opening match in Monterrey

Fifth-seeded Ann Li needed just 65 minutes to trounce Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-1, 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Abierto GNP Seguros event in Monterrey, Mexico.,Li took advantage of nine double faults from Osorio to convert half of her 12 break-point opportunities. Osorio, a 2022 finalist...

Crew complete transfer of Diego Rossi to CF Monterrey

The Columbus Crew have transferred their leading scorer, All-Star forward Diego Rossi, to CF Monterrey in Liga MX.,Multiple reports said the Crew would receive an $8 million transfer fee in the deal.,"Diego was an important part of the Crew's success over the past three years. Our team and supporter...

Japan ditch pre-World Cup pitch in Monterrey due to poor conditions

Japan are making a brief stay in Monterrey, Mexico, during their World Cup journey, but the early returns have not been encouraging.,In fact, Japan changed practice venues within the city Thursday after encountering subpar conditions at Tigres UANL's field.,Video of Japan training at Tigres' facilit...