Marina Stakusic stuns Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 5-7 7-6(0) in the 2nd round in Guadalajara on Thursday. Stakusic will play against Magdalena Frech in the quarter. The epic lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes.
The Canadian added to her prize money $ 11,320 after winning this match. She has already won $ 24,910 after this win. If she wins the next match, Stakusic will add $ 26,295 to her earnings to get in total $ 51,205 in total.
Highlights Marina Stakusic vs. Jelena Ostapenko Guadalajara Open Akron – Guadalajara
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:04
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 129 points vs. Jelena’s 116.
Stakusic
Stakusic won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 44% (8/18) of the procured opportunities.
Ostapenko
On the other side, Jelena was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 44% – 7/16). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Stakusic and Ostapenko is 1-0 for Marina.
Draw and next match H2H: Marina Stakusic vs. Magdalena Frech – stats
Stakusic will take on Frech in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Marina Stakusic and Magdalena Frech face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Stakusic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Stakusic won 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Rubber 1 in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals back in 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Stakusic won the set after she broke Ostapenko in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Marina failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.
Ostapenko was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.
The Canadian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Latvian was unable to convert any of her 6 break points. She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (2-6 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 66 points. The Canadian was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Jelena (35-31). Stakusic surrendered 14 points on serve (20-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Jelena conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).
The Latvian won the set after she broke Marina 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Marina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Yet, the Latvian didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 7-5.
Marina was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.
The Latvian was spot on in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 8th (3-5 30-40), the 11th (5-5 40-A) and the 13th game (7-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Canadian was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 81 points. The contest during this set was so even that Ostapenko won only 1 point more than Stakusic (41-40). The Latvian conceded 18 points on serve (17-18). on the other side of the net, Marina conceded 24 points on serve (22-24).
Stakusic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, Marina managed to stage a great comeback to break Ostapenko 3 times in the 6th (2-4), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game before winning the set at the breaker at 0.
Stakusic failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 40.
Tiebreak
Stakusic won 5 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 2nd (2-0), 5th (5-0), 6th (6-0) and 7th (7-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0
The Canadian converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 6th (1-4 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Latvian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (4-1 40-A), the 9th (5-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 98 points. Stakusic won 10 more points than the Latvian (54-44). Stakusic lost 19 points on serve (27-19). on the other side of the court, the Latvian conceded 27 points on serve (25-27).
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