Right now, the most inspirational story is that of 27-year-old Rebecca Marino, who is penning a remarkable comeback tale after five years away from professional tennis because of personal problems, including depression. Marino lost in Rogers Cup qualifying in Montreal this week, but the mere fact sh
Date: Aug 08, 2018
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Golden era of Canadian men’s tennis arrives at Rogers Cup
, this is the good news element for Tennis Canada right now. None of our women could get direct entry into the Rogers Cup draw in Montreal, and thats a big concern right now, even with optimism surrounding Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and the feel good comeback campaign of Rebecca Marino.
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, seeded first in the $2 million tournament, has a first-round bye and on Tuesday plays the winner of the match between Rebecca Marino of Canada and Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia.
Also advancing: No. 26 Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who defeated Aravane Rezai of France, 6-1, 6-4; Gisela Dulko of Argentina defeated Rebecca Marino of Canada, 6-3, 6-3; No. 22 Sabine Lisicki; No. 20 Yanina Wickmayer and No. 31 Kaia KanepiAngelique Kerber, Germany, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 7-
No. 11 seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Canada's Rebecca Marino; 12th-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany beat Italian Greta Arn 6-0, 6-2; and No. 15 seed Sara Errani of Italy defeated Sania Mirza of India 6-2, 6-3.
Bartoli tops Marino at Stanford Marion Bartoli reached herseventh quarterfinal of the year, beating Rebecca Marino 6-4, 6-3at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. In othermatches, Dominika Cibulkova beat Christina McHale 6-4, 2-6, 6-3,and Agnieszka Radwanska topped Kai-Chen Chang 6
Marion Bartoli, the 11th seed from France, beat No. 17 Julia Goerges of Germany 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, and former French and U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 13th seed from Russia, advanced 6-0, 6-4 over Canada's Rebecca Marino.