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Vicky Jiménez, Andorra's No. 97 in the WTA rankings, has reached the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells by defeating American Caty McNally, ranked No. 68, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4.

The Andorran took control early in the first set with a break in the second game, maintaining pressure to secure a 6-2 lead. The second set stayed tight, with both players holding serve until McNally broke late and edged the tiebreak. Jiménez struck back in the decider, breaking at the outset and again at 4-4 to close out the match.

This marks her second second-round appearance at a WTA 1000 event, after a similar run at the Mutua Madrid Open last year. The result positions her for a projected rise to around No. 83.

She now faces Japan's Naomi Osaka, the No. 16 seed and four-time Grand Slam champion (2018-2021), in the next round.

Jiménez earned her main-draw spot through qualifying. In the first round, she outlasted Italy's Lucrezia Stefanini, No. 138, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, in a nearly three-hour battle. Four breaks punctuated the opener, but she steadied from the baseline in the second. The decider saw six breaks total, multiple deuces, and break-point exchanges before Jiménez held firm to prevail.

In the final qualifier, she upset top seed Katie Boulter of Britain, No. 64, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Trailing 0-2 in both the second and third sets after early breaks conceded, Jiménez mounted comebacks—including six straight games with three breaks in the decider—to advance.

This is her fourth WTA 1000 main draw, all previous at Madrid. Fresh off entering the top 100 this season via strong showings in Mexico, she has dropped just one of her last seven matches.