Donna Vekic, champion in Monterrey

the Croatian Donna Vekicthirty-first in the world ranking, lost this Sunday to 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 French Caroline Garciafifth WTA racket, to win the title of Monterrey Tennis Open.

In an alternative final domain, Vekic he broke in the twelfth game of the third set to clinch the title against the top seed, with inconsistent tennis.

Vekic, seeded third, won the first set, showing a better performance at zero hour; He saved three break chances against and took advantage of the only one he had, in the third game to go ahead.

In the second, the Croatian started with an advantage by breaking García’s serve and confirming the break, but the Frenchwoman remained calm and began to dominate with good forehand shots.

Caroline broke in the fourth game to level the action and broke again in the sixth to take the set and force the title decider in the third.

The two opponents were calm, with emphasis on the effectiveness of their serve; in the tenth game Vekic he was ahead 0-3, but García reacted. In the fifth, the Croatian excelled by leaving his opponent at zero, which he broke in game 12.

Vekic won 74 percent of first serve points, but the key to her success was saving 14 of 16 break opportunities from her serve. Garcia not only missed when he had everything going for him, but he was violated all three times he had a break point against.

“I will leave Monterrey again with the finalist trophy, but I will keep it in my heart. It’s been a pleasure coming to Monterrey, I’ve enjoyed it a lot,” said Garcia, who lost in the 2015 final to Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky.

Donna Vekic thanked the people of Monterrey for their support from the first round and appreciated their presence in the tournament. “I really enjoyed it and I hope I can come back many more times,” he said. The Monterrey Open, a WTA 250 tournament, took place on a hard court with a prize pool of $259,303.