GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Teenager Marina Stakusic survived four match points to claim the biggest win in her career after defeating top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday to advance to the Guadalajara Open quarterfinals.
The 19-year-old Canadian was down 4-0 in the third set and fought off the four match points when she was down 5-3.
“I’m happy to pull through, it was a rollercoaster, I got a chance to close it in the second and I didn’t, but I’m happy with the win and excited with the quarters,” said Stakusic, who got into the main draw on a wild card.
Stakusic defeated Olympic semifinalist Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round and then Ostapenko for her first-career win over a top 20 player. Last year she lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
The Canadian, ranked 155th, is the first wild-card entry to reach the quarterfinals in Guadalajara and will play against the winner of the late match between Ashley Krueger and Magdalena Frech.
