Guadalajara Open: Stakusic beat Ostapenko to reach quarter-finals
Marina Stakusic edged out Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 on Friday night. She’ll face the winner of the match between American Ashlyn Krueger and Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Canadian wildcard Marina Stakusic edged out Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the top seed, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open at the Panamerican Tennis Center on Friday night.
Stakusic, ranked No 155, will play the winner of the match between American Ashlyn Krueger and Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 5 seed, next.
The 19-year-old Canadian beat Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-2, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Guadalajara WTA 500, other second-round results (Panamerican Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Magdalena Frech
- Caroline Garcia (4) beat Ena Shibahara (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)
- Marie Bouzkova (6) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-1
- Martina Trevisan beat Renata Zarazua: 6-4, 6-3
- Olivia Gadecki (Q) beat Danielle Collins (2): 6-3, 6-3
- Camila Osorio beat Veronika Kudermetova (7): 7-6, 6-7 (2), 7-5
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Victoria Azarenka (3): 6-2, 3-0 ret.