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Stephens, a 26-year-old Florida native who was
seeded fifth, fell 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3. The former U.S. Open
champion is now 1-5 on the season, with the losses coming to
opponents ranked 129th, 201st, 35th, 270th and now 126th
(Fernandez)
Also advancing to the quarterfinals in Monterrey were
sixth-seeded Rebecca Peterson of Sweden, eighth-seeded Yafan
Wang of China and ninth-seeded Marie Bouzkova of the Czech
Republic.
Open 6eme Sens
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin cruised to a first-round
win in Lyon, France, beating Russia's Vitalia Diatchenko 6-4,
6-3.
The 21-year-old American, seeded first in the event, saved half
of the six break points she faced while converting six of her 18
break opportunities.
All other action Wednesday was second-round matches, with
third-seeded Caroline Garcia of France, fourth-seeded Alize
Cornet of France and fifth-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium
all advancing to the quarterfinals. Uytvanck pulled out a 3-6,
6-4, 7-6 (2) win over Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova.
-Field Level Media
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