By Canadian Press

Canada’s Marina Stakusic advances to quarterfinals at Guadalajara Open

Sep 12, 2024 | 10:03 PM

GUADALAJARA — 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.

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

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