Turnerings info:
Navn: ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL, ACAPULCO, MEXICO
Datoer: FEB 23 – FEB 28
TIER: International
PRIZE MONEY: $250,000 SURFACE: Hard
DIRECTOR: Raul Zurutuza
Turneringen blev første gang afholdt som en ren herre turnering i 1993, i 2001 blev Abierto Mexicano TELCEL en mixed dame/herre turnering. Den er populær i blandt spillerne der har stemt den ind som WTA’s International Tournament Of The Year 7 gange.
I år har turneringen fået hentet en af de store WTA stjerner i Maria Sharapova, nok i forbindelse med at hendes kæreste Grigor Dimitrov også spiller med.
Der er ikke sket de store overraskelser i runde 1, ud over at Svenske Johanna Larsson slog Amerikaneren 7. Seedet Sloane Stephens ud og 6. Seedet Roberta Vinci måttet trække sig fra hendes kamp…
WTA Acapulco Main Draw:
Runde 1:
[1] 2 Sharapova, Maria (RUS) vs. 80 Rogers, Shelby (USA) 6-4, 6-1
136 LL Duque-Mariño, Mariana (COL) vs. 148 Q Chirico, Louisa (USA) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
528 Q Bogdan, Elena (ROU) vs. 56 Davis, Lauren (USA) 6-4, 7-6
51 Rybarikova, Magdalena (SVK) vs. [10] 49 Tomljanovic, Ajla (CRO) 6-3, 6-4
[3] 30 Garcia, Caroline (FRA) vs. 77 Hercog, Polona (SLO) 6-4, 6-1
214 Mattek-Sands, Bethanie (USA) vs. 314 WC Zacarias, Marcela (MEX) 6-2, 6-1
73 Lucic-Baroni, Mirjana (CRO) vs. 84 Arruabarrena, Lara (ESP) 6-3, 6-3
87 Torró-Flor, María-Teresa (ESP) vs. [8] 45 Brengle, Madison (USA) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
69 Larsson, Johanna (SWE) vs. [7] 41 Stephens, Sloane (USA) 6-3, 6-2
79 Krunic, Aleksandra (SRB) vs. 75 Schmiedlova, Anna (SVK) 6-2, 6-1
91 Tsurenko, Lesia (UKR) vs. 291 WC Sanchez, Ana Sofia (MEX) 6-2, 6-0
[5] 36 Bacsinszky, Timea (SUI) vs. 128 Q Hogenkamp, Richel (NED) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
67 Bertens, Kiki (NED) vs. [6] 38 Vinci, Roberta (ITA) 6-5. RET
155 LL Karatantcheva, Sesil (BUL) vs. 463 WC Bouzkova, Marie (CZE) 6-4, 6-3
52 Puig, Monica (PUR) vs. 60 Smitkova, Tereza (CZE) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
[2] 16 Errani, Sara (ITA) vs. 125 Q Hradecka, Lucie (CZE) 6-1, 6-3
Runde 2:
[1] Sharapova, Maria (RUS) vs. (LL) Duque-Marino, Mariana (COL) 6-1, 6-2
Rybarikova, Magdalena (SVK) vs. (Q) Bogdan, Elena (ROU) 6-0, 6-2
[3] Garcia, Caroline (FRA) vs. Mattek-Sands, Bethanie (USA) 6-2, 6-3
Lucic-Baroni, Mirjana (CRO) vs. Torro-Flor, Maria-Teresa (ESP) 6-7, 6-3, 7-5
Larsson, Johanna (SWE) vs. Krunic, Aleksandra (SRB) 6-1, 6-2
[5] Bacsinszky, Timea (SUI) vs. Tsurenko, Lesia (UKR) 6-2, 7-6
(LL) Karatantcheva, Sesil (BUL) vs. Bertens, Kiki (NED) 6-1, 6-4
Puig, Monica (PUR) vs. [2] Errani, Sara (ITA) 6-1, 6-1
Kvart-finaler:
[1] Sharapova, Maria (RUS) vs. Rybarikova, Magdalena (SVK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
[3] Garcia, Caroline (FRA) vs. Lucic-Baroni, Mirjana (CRO) 6-2, 2-1 Retired.
[5] Bacsinszky, Timea (SUI) vs. Larsson, Johanna (SWE) 6-3, 6-3
(LL) Karatantcheva, Sesil (BUL) vs. Puig, Monica (PUR) 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-4
