“I’m starting to believe in myself a little bit,” said the Czech, who gets a shot at Jannik Sinner next.

The decision earned a thumbs up from Coco Gauff's coach Brad Gilbert.

No. 3 seed Navarro beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for her 14th win of the year, and second over the Czech in two weeks.

No. 7 seed Vekic eased past 2023 US Open junior champion Katherine Hui, while Australian Open semifinalist and No. 5 seed Yastremska needed three sets to beat Caroline Dolehide.

The reigning US Open champion was playing her first match since reaching the Australian Open semifinals but struck a whopping 30 forehand errors to exit in 80 minutes.

Questions please? Umpire Alison Hughes wasn’t prepared for what came next as the match between Pavlyuchenkova and Katerina Siniakova was about to get underway.

With three of their five players still in Cancun, the remaining members nonetheless made sure they're included in preparations.

Also: Nicolas Jarry cracks the Top 20, Gael Monfils is back in the Top 100 and Petros Tsitsipas reaches the Top 100 in doubles.

She triumphed over Marie Bouzkova in three hours and 32 minutes to win in Nanchang.

Pegula called the chance to win a trophy in her mother Kim's homeland "really special."