Rebecca Marino recorded a formidable street victory to open her 2025 season.
The Vancouver participant upset No. 4 seed Lulu Solar of New Zealand 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 within the opening spherical of the ASB Traditional in Auckland.
Ranked 102nd on this planet, Marino, 34, knocked out the world No. 40 in her house nation.
Marino gained her first profession WTA title within the ultimate occasion of the 2024 season, prevailing at a WTA 125 event in Midland, Mich., in November.
Solar, 23, reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2024 and was named WTA newcomer of the 12 months earlier this month.
Marino subsequent faces Bernarda Pera of the U.S.
