{"id":10024,"date":"2025-09-10T04:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10024"},"modified":"2025-09-10T06:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:41:41","slug":"marina-stakusic-and-marino-advance-to-round-of-16-of-the-2025-guadalajara-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/marina-stakusic-and-marino-advance-to-round-of-16-of-the-2025-guadalajara-open","title":{"rendered":"Stakusic, Marino Advance to Round of 16 in Guadalajara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/marina-sakusic-and-rebecca-marino-into-round-of-16-at-2025-guadalajara-open.jpg\" alt=\"Marina Stakusic and Rebecca Marino into Round of 16 at 2025 Guadalajara Open\" class=\"wp-image-10025\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Marina Stakusic and Marino Advance to Round of 16 of the 2025 Guadalajara Open\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marina Stakusic battled past Polina Kudermetova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 at the Guadalajara Open in a match delayed by heavy rain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebecca Marino was consistent start to finish and obtained a 6-2, 6-3 win over Italy\u2019s Martina Trevisan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Canadians will face seeded opponents in Wednesday\u2019s round of 16.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian tennis fans had plenty to cheer about Tuesday in Guadalajara, as two of the country\u2019s players who delivered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-create-history-winning-their-first-billie-jean-king-cup\">Billie Jean King Cup <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=opera&amp;hs=bpM&amp;sca_esv=a1588e28351376e1&amp;q=triumph&amp;spell=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjr1uiB_c2PAxUEXUEAHfK-GwMQkeECKAB6BAgKEAE\">triumph<\/a> in 2023 powered through their opening matches to move into the round of 16 at the <strong>Guadalajara Open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stakusic-made-an-excellent-comeback-after-the-break\">Stakusic Made an Excellent Comeback After the Break<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mississauga\u2019s <strong>Marina Stakusic<\/strong>, just 20 years old and playing as a wild card, battled through a grueling, rain-interrupted contest against Russia\u2019s Polina Kudermetova. The match stretched two hours and 29 minutes and featured big swings in momentum before Stakusic finally pulled it out <em>3-6, 7-5, 6-4<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian, who started playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/tennis\">tennis<\/a> when she was five, was in serious trouble in the third set, trailing 3-1. By the time rain forced the game to halt, the scoreboard was showing 4-4. That pause worked well in her favor, as she came back to court looking sharp and focused, eventually sealing the victory by taking the final two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A comeback for the ages \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<br><br>Marina Stakusic digs deep to move past Kudermetova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to reach round two in Guadalajara.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GDLOpenAKRONxSantander?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GDLOpenAKRONxSantander<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XjnPIXk8wZ\">pic.twitter.com\/XjnPIXk8wZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1965554859765096832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kudermetova, on the other hand, had the edge in some areas, finishing ahead in aces (5-3), while also committing fewer double faults (14-9) and unforced errors (33-30).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Stakusic\u2019s resilience told the story. The player whose brother Marko is also a pro player <strong>landed 66% of her first serves<\/strong> and managed to capture both eight service games and eight return games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her ability to convert key moments proved to be decisive, as she <strong>won eight of 13 break points while fending off six of 14 break chances<\/strong> from her opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reward for her gritty effort is a showdown on Wednesday with Latvia\u2019s Jelena Ostapenko, the tournament\u2019s third seed, in what promises to be one of the toughest challenges of her young career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"marino-won-in-73-minutes\">Marino Won in 73 Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Vancouver\u2019s <strong>Rebecca Marino<\/strong> made far lighter work of her opener against Italian wild card Martina Trevisan. The 33-year-old Canadian came out firing and controlled the match from start to finish, cruising to a <em>6-2, 6-3<\/em> victory in just 73 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her power was on full display with <strong>11 aces, though she also tallied five double faults and 11 unforced errors<\/strong>. Even so, Marino dominated the key stats, winning seven service games and five return games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She <strong>converted five of her eight break points and held a 65% winning percentage on first serves<\/strong>, comfortably ahead of Trevisan\u2019s 47%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up for Marino is Germany\u2019s Tatjana Maria, the tournament\u2019s sixth seed, with their clash also set for Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can the two women make it to the finals and make it an all Canadian Final? 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