Bouchard and Fernandez try to back up their first-round wins in Guadalajara. Canada went 1-for-2.

Abierto Zapopan 2021
Dates: March 8 – 13, 2021
Location: Guadajalara, Mexico
Surface: Hard, outdoors (WTA 250)
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) def [7] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 64 64
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) def [8] Kaja Juvan (SLO) 64 63

[Q] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def [1] Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 75 75
[Q] Lauren Davis (USA) def [6] Danka Kovinic (MNE) 62 62

[2] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 63 62
[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def [Q] Leonie Kung (SUI) 63 63

Caty McNally (USA) def Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 64 67 (4) 64
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. [WC] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 63 57 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) def Nadia Podoroska (ARG) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 64 46 [10-7].
Aliona Bolsova (ESP) / Danka Kovinic (MNE) def [4] Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) / Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 63 63

Doubles, first round

[WC] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) def Paula Kania-Chodun (POL) / Ankita Raina (IND) 76 (7) 62

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Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
Dates: March 7 – 13, 2021
Location: Dubai, UAE
Surface: Hard, outdoors (WTA 1000)
Prize money: $1,835,490
Draws: S56 – D28

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Final results

Singles, third round

Jessica Pegula (USA) def [2] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 60 62
[WC] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def [6] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 61 26 75
[9] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def [8] Iga Swiatek (POL) 60 64

[3] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. [15] Anett Kontaveit (EST) 63 62
[10] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 62

[WC] Cori Gauff (USA) def. [Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 64 62
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 63 62
Jil Teichmann (SUI) def Ons Jabeur (TUN) 63 63

Doubles, second round

Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jessica Pegula (USA) def [1] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 36 76 (2) [10-6]
Yifan Xu / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) def [4] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) 76 (7) 75

[2] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) 57 64 [10-6]
[3] Nicole Melichar (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def. Kiki Bertens / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) 63 62
[5] Timea Babos (HUN) / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Karolina Pliskova / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 62 64
[7] Hayley Carter (USA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Sania Mirza (IND) 63 63
[8] Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Darija Jurak (CRO) def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 61 retd