Before switching to her favorite clay courts, Venezuelan-born Garbine Muguruza crowned her hardcourt season at the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico.
After victories over local wildcard Renata Zarazua, Alison Riske, eighth seed Ajla Tomljanovic and sixth seed Ana Bogdan, the world No.3 Muguruza rallied from a set and a break down against Timea Babos, earning a hard-fought 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory in two hours and 20 minutes.
After a heartfelt celebration, Muguruza commented:
What was going through my mind was how it was such a hard match. I had been trying to fight like crazy.