Canadian tennis participant Marina Stakusic batted .500 in Mexico on Friday, knocking off the match’s third seed through the day after which shedding a late evening quarterfinal match on the Guadalajara Open.
The 20-year-old Stakusic, of Mississauga, Ont., upset the third-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2, then dropped a 6-2, 6-3 singles quarterfinal match in 74 minutes to Emiliana Arango of Colombia to bow out of the WTA 500 occasion.
In opposition to Ostapenko, Stakusic gained 87 per cent of service factors and scored the one break of a offered first set.
She led the second-set tiebreaker 5-2 earlier than Ostapenko rallied to take the additional session 7-6 (6).
However Stakusic regained her momentum within the third set, scoring two breaks to clinch the victory.
In opposition to Arango, a drained Stakusic had 31 unforced errors and two double faults. She had no aces and had a 36 first serve share.
The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., superior to her first quarterfinal at a WTA Tour-level occasion since final yr’s Guadalajara Open.
