Cleveland, 22 Aug (V7N)- In a thrilling day of tennis at the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland, American McCartney Kessler pulled off a stunning upset on Wednesday, rallying from behind to defeat No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China. Kessler, playing in front of a supportive home crowd, secured the victory with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback. This win marked Kessler's first-ever triumph over a top-50 opponent, as she battled back after dropping the first set and overcoming a 2-0 deficit in the second. Kessler's strong finish in the third set saw her win the final four games after Wang had tied it up at 2-2.

Despite the loss, Wang managed to finish with more aces (5-4) and fewer double faults (4-3) than her opponent. However, her early lead slipped away as Kessler capitalized on the momentum shift.

The day also saw two other seeded players exit the tournament. Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands defeated Bulgaria's seventh seed Viktoriya Tomova 6-3, 6-3, while France's Clara Burel ousted eighth-seeded American Sophia Kenin with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

Meanwhile, top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, third-seeded Katerina Siniakova from the Czech Republic, fifth-seeded Russian Anastasia Potapova, and sixth-seeded American Peyton Stearns all advanced to the next round. Romania's Ana Bogdan also moved forward with a win.

In Monterrey, Mexico, at the *Abierto GNP Seguros*, No. 7 seed Yue Yuan of China secured a commanding 6-4, 6-1 victory over Croatian Petra Martic in second-round play. Yuan saved 4 of 6 break points and converted 5 of 6, despite Martic's five aces.

Additionally, fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and sixth-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic both advanced with straight-set wins. New Zealand's Lulu Sun had a dramatic victory, saving a match point late in the third set to win 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (2) against Argentina's Maria Lourdes Carle.