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After straight-setting the veteran Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the first round, Canadian wild card Marina Stakusic took on No. 1 seed Jelena Osapenko for a spot in the quarterfinals Thursday in Guadalajara.

It was pretty bonkers.

And with four singles seeds in action there, three got through. So that stymied the upset bug this week at least a little.

(Monastir is 5 hours ahead of EDT; Guadalajara is two hours behind)

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Guadalajara Open
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Sept. 9 – 15, 2024
Prize money: $922,573
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

[WC] Marina Stakusic (CAN) def [1] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 63 57 76 (0)

[4] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. [Q] Ena Shibahara (JPN) 76 (3) 76 (5)

[5] Magdalena Frech (POL) def. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 36 63 61

[6] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. [Q] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 62 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

Samantha Murray Sharan / Eden Silva (GBR) def Jessie Aney (USA) / Lena Papadakis (GER) 63 64

Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers (ESP) / Valeriya Strakhova (RUS) def Emina Bektas (USA) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 64 57 [10-7]

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Jasmin Open Tunisia
Location: Monastir Tunisia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Sept. 9 – 15, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

Eva Lys (GER) def. [1] Elise Mertens (BEL) 16 62 76 (4)

[Q] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def. [6] Greet Minnen (BEL) 64 16 63

[7] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def Ann Li (USA) 64 76 (3)

[Q] Antonia Ruzic (CRO) def Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) 63 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

Aliona Falei / Elena Pridankina (RUS) def Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO) / Suzan Lamens (NED) 64 75

Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) def. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) / Jodie Burrage (GBR) 46 64 [10-3]

Alina Korneeva / Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) def. [WC] Ines Ibbou (ALG) / Nima Karamoko (SUI) 64 60

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