TORONTO — Marina Stakusic’s first foray into the Nationwide Financial institution Open predominant draw has come to a screeching halt.
The 19-year-old wild-card entry from Mississauga, Ont., was thumped 6-0, 6-2 by Taylor Townsend of the US within the second spherical of the Canadian tennis championship Thursday.
Ranked a hundred and sixtieth on the earth, Stakusic superior after coming again to beat Russia’s Erika Andreeva in three units lower than 24 hours earlier.
No. 15 seed Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que. — the final Canadian singles participant standing, together with the lads’s bracket in Montreal — took on American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger later Thursday.
In different notable early outcomes, No. 1 seed Coco Gauff of the U.S. cruised previous Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 and No. 6 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia beat Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 6-4, 6-2.
No. 10 Anna Kalinskaya of Russia defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, who eradicated Mississauga’s Bianca Andreescu within the opening spherical, by a rely of 6-2, 6-2. No. 11 Marta Kostyuk — additionally of Ukraine — topped compatriot Elina Svitolina 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, whereas No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia outlasted Poland’s Magdalena Frech 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Stakusic confirmed some life within the second set by profitable two video games and getting again on serve, however couldn’t maintain the momentum going in opposition to the 71st-ranked American.
Townsend earned a spot within the girls’s bracket as an harm substitute earlier than first-round opponent and No. 16 seed Dayana Yastremska retired within the second set with Townsend up 6-3, 3-1 on Tuesday.
Fernandez and youthful sister Bianca have been additionally scheduled to play doubles in opposition to Krueger and American accomplice Catherine Harrison.
The Canadian crew of Edmonton’s Mia Kupres and Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont., superior to the quarterfinals in doubles after Czechia’s Marie Bouzkova was compelled to withdraw from their match alongside Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina due to an ankle harm.
