Latvian teenager Anastasija Sevastova knocked out top seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of the Monterrey Open.
Sevastova, ranked 72nd in the world, came from a break down in the deciding set to clinch a 5-7 6-4 6-4 victory.
The defeat continued world number nine Jankovic's unimpressive run of form this season - in four events so far, she has yet to reach a quarter-final.
Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, meanwhile, had no such problems in her first-round match, thrashing Georgian qualifier Anna Tatishvili 6-1 6-2.
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova, the fourth seed, advanced with a 6-4 6-3 win over Italian Roberta Vinci, while Agnes Szavay - the fifth-seeded Hungarian - was forced to go to a third set but eventually overcame German Julia Goerges 6-3 3-6 6-3.
Czech player Iveta Benesova fought back to oust American Jill Craybas, lifting her performance after dropping the first set to triumph 3-6 6-2 6-1.
Two other Czechs bowed out though - Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld beat Lucie Hradecka 6-2 6-4 and France's Alize Cornet ran out an easy 6-3 6-1 winner over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.
Also victorious in Tuesday's first-round matches were Italy's Sara Errani, Slovenian Polona Hercog, Estonia's Kaia Kanepi and Austrian Patricia Mayr.
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