No. 1 seed Jelena Jankovic will begin her charge for the WTA Monterrey Open title with a first round match against Lourdes Dominguez Lino

Jelena Jankovic is this week’s No.1 seed, and will be attempting to make up for her early exit in this event last year. Having started the season in shaky form, the Serb has turned things around in recent weeks, reaching the semi-finals in Dubai and Doha. She appears to be the favourite for this tournament, and should be looking to produce a confident display in round one, where she faces Lourdes Dominguez Lino.

Dominguez Lino is ranked just outside of the top fifty, and has enjoyed a successful start to the season. The Spaniard won WTA Bogota in February, and reached the quarter-finals in Acapulco last week. She’s going to enter this contest as the underdog, but might be able to make things difficult for Jankovic.

Jankovic has a 2-0 head to head record against Dominguez Lino. The previous matches between the pairing were played in 2006, and Jankovic won both of them with minimal fuss. That said, these results might not be indicative of proceedings here, and Jankovic isn’t necessarily going to coast through.