PUERTO VALLARTA — Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mexico’s Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva within the first spherical of the Puerto Vallarta Open on Tuesday.
Marino hit eight aces and received 73.5 per cent of her first service factors en path to profitable the match in 90 minutes.
The 33-year-old additionally saved two of three breakpoint alternatives whereas changing on 4 of 5.
Marino will play the winner of a match between France’s Leolia Jeanjean and No. 2 seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium set for later Tuesday within the second spherical of the WTA 125 occasion.
Ranked 146th on the earth, Marino improved to 14-3 in singles play this 12 months.
She is coming off profitable the ITF W100 occasion in Irapuato, Mexico, on Feb. 11.
