Two more seeds enter in a Mérida tournament that has – as has been the trend much of this year – a pattern of early exits by the favorites.

So will No. 1 seed Emma Navarro and No. 2 Beatriz Haddad Maia also go out in their openers? They have good opponents. But on paper they should win. Navarro did; Haddad Maia did not.

In Austin, there’s been more decimation. Wild card No. 2 seed Diana Shnaider went out, and No. 5 McCartney Kessler got through.

ATP Tour – Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 final results

(Mérida and Austin are an hour behind ET).

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Mérida Open Akron
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Category: WTA 500 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) def [3] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 76 (8) 63

 

[1] Emma Navarro (USA) def. [Q] Petra Martic (CRO) 61 62

 

[Q] Emiliana Arango (COL) def [Q] Francesca Jones (GBR) 36 63 34 retd

[WC] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def Magda Linette (POL) 63 61 retd

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Anna Danilina (UKR) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def Maryna Kolb / Nadiya Kolb (UKR) 62 32 retd

[3] Timea Babos (HUN) / Nicole Melichar Martinez (USA) def Victoria Rodriguez / Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) 61 62

 

Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) / Angelica Moratelli (ITA) 76 (3) 64

 

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ATX Open
Location: Austin, Texas
Category: WTA 250 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
Final results

Singles, second round

Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def [2/WC] Diana Shnaider (RUS) 63 26 64

Greet Minnen (BEL) def [8] Suzan Lamens (NED) 61 60

 

[5] McCartney Kessler (USA) def [Q] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 57 63 76 (4)

 

Caroline Dolehide (USA) def. Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 57 62 62

 

 

Doubles, quarterfinals

McCartney Kessler (USA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. [4] Maia Lumdsen / Heather Watson (GBR) 63 57 [10-8]

 

Isabelle Haverlag (NED) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) def Jessie Aney / Jessica Failla (USA) 63 61

Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Yuan Yue (CHN) def Madeleine Brooks / Eden Silva (GBR) 62 60

 

 

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ATP Tour – Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 final results

WTA Tour – Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 final results

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