October 15th, 2024

Canada’s Marina Stakusic advances to quarterfinals at Guadalajara Open

By The Canadian Press on September 12, 2024.

Canada's Marina Stakusic celebrates a point over Russia's Erika Andreeva at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Stakusic is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canada’s Marina Stakusic is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open.

The Mississauga, Ont., native defeated the tournament top seed, Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) in the round of 16 on Thursday.

Stakusic faced a 0-4 deficit in the third and final set before marching back into the match.

The 19-year-old won five of the next six games to even it up before exchanging games to force a tiebreaker, where Stakusic took complete control to win the match.

Stakusic had five aces with 17 double faults in the three-hour, four-minute match.

However, she converted eight of her 18 break-point opportunities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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