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San Diego was done and dusted on Saturday. And so today, the main draw in Guadalajara begins.

Canadians Genie Bouchard and Leylah Fernandez both have stadium court slots – Bouchard at the end of the day session, Fernandez to kick off the night session.

In Osaka, the women’s singles final features young American Ashlyn Krueger, looking for her first career WTA title. And she got it, coming back from a break in the second set to win in straight sets over No. 1 seed Zhu Lin.

(Osaka is 13 hours ahead of ET; Guadalajara is two hours behind).

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Guadalajara Open Akron
Location: Guadalaraja, Mexico
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 17 – 23, 2023
Prize money: $2,788,468
Draws: S56 – D28

Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) def Renata Zarazua (MEX) 61 76 (4)
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def [Q] Asia Muhammad (USA) 61 63

[12] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. [Q] Grace Min (USA) 62 60
[13] Elise Merten (BEL) def Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 76 (4) 62
[15] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. Louisa Chirico (USA) 60 76 (3)
[16] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. [Q] Ena Shibahara (JPN) 75 62

Hailey Baptiste (USA) def [WC] Lya Isabel Fernandez Olivares (MEX) 62 61
Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 60 60
Alycia Parks (USA) def. Lauren Davis (USA) 63 62
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 76 (6)
Sloane Stephens (USA) def. [Q] Ann Li (USA) 75 64
Taylor Townsend (USA) def [WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 76 (3) 64
Martina Trevisan (ITA) def. [Q] Demi Schuurs (NED) 62 60
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. [Q] Ana Sofia Sánchez (MEX) 76 (1) 64