Canada’s Stakusic into quarterfinals at Guadalajara with win over 3rd seed Ostapenko

By Canadian Press on September 12, 2025.

GUADALAJARA — 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.

Stakusic won when Ostapenko’s return on match point went long.

The Canadian won 87 per cent of service points and scored the only break of a sold first set.

She led the second-set tiebreaker 5-3 before Ostapenko rallied to take the extra session 8-6.

But Stakusic regained her momentum in the third set, scoring two breaks to clinch the victory.

Stakusic will face Emiliana Arango of Colombia in the quarterfinals.

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.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2025.

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