GUADALAJARA \u2014 Canadian tennis player Marina Stakusic is through to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron after a 6-4 6-7 (6), 6-2 upset of third seed Jelena Ostapenko on Friday.<\/p>\n
Stakusic won when Ostapenko’s return on match point went long.<\/p>\n
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The Canadian won 87 per cent of service points and scored the only break of a sold first set.<\/p>\n
She led the second-set tiebreaker 5-2 before Ostapenko rallied to take the extra session 8-6.<\/p>\n
But Stakusic regained her momentum in the third set, scoring two breaks to clinch the victory.<\/p>\n
Stakusic was set to face Emiliana Arango of Colombia in the quarterfinals later Friday.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., advanced to her first quarterfinal at a WTA Tour-level event since last year’s Guadalajara Open. She also defeated Ostapenko, who was seeded No. 1, in the Round of 16 at that tournament.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n
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