Canadian veteran Rebecca Marino advances to second round of U.S. Open qualifying
New York - Canadian veteran Rebecca Marino advanced to the second round of U.S. Open women's singles qualifying following a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Fiona Fero in Monday's first-round match. The 35-year-old from Vancouver showcased her skills with eight aces and broke Fero four times on six break points. Marino had previously reached the final Grand Slam of 2026, where she lost to Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the first round.
Marino will now face Russia's Elena Pridankina in the three-round qualifying tournament. Other Canadian players competing in qualifying included Kayla Cross, Carson Branstine, Katherine Sebov, and 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu. In mixed doubles qualifying, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Finland's Harri Heliovaara were defeated 2-4, 4-1, 10-8 by France's Kristina Mladenovic and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo.
Dabrowski, who won the title at last year's U.S. Open with former partner Erin Routliffe, will also compete in women's doubles at the U.S. Open.
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