Overview
- Elise Mertens recovered from a set down to beat Nikola Bartunkova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and reach the Monterrey final.
- Diane Parry upset Ann Li 7-6(7), 6-4 to book the other final spot and move one win away from her first tour-level title.
- Twenty-year-old Bartunkova recorded her best WTA result this week after earlier three-set wins but was unable to sustain her fast start against the experienced Mertens.
- Parry’s victory continues her best season to date and could lift her into the top 50 if she follows it with one more win in Monterrey.
- The Abierto GNP Seguros serves as a final hard-court tune-up ahead of the US Open, with these results likely to affect player confidence and small ranking gains going into New York.