TAMPICO, MEXICO — Nineteen-year-old Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., gained the Abierto Tampico tennis event in Tampico, Mexico on Saturday night.
Stakusic defeated fifth-seeded Anna Blinkova of Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to seize her first WTA 125 trophy, a second-tier event on the ladies’s skilled circuit.
At the moment ranked a hundred and fortieth on this planet, Stakusic gained entry into the Abierto Tampico by profitable a qualifying match, earlier than happening a run that noticed her remove the Nos. 6 and seven seeds alongside the best way.
The win comes after Stakusic defeated world No. 12 Jelena Ostapenko in September on the Guadalajara Open, and superior to the quarterfinals.
— With recordsdata from The Related Press
