Marina Stakusic stuns Ostapenko in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Frech. HIGHLIGHTS – GUADALAJARA RESULTS

Marina Stakusic stuns Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 5-7 7-6(0) in the 2^nd 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

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 2^nd 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 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (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 3^rd (1-1 30-40), the 7^th (3-3 0-40) and the 9^th 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 4^th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th 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 3^rd (2-1), in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. Marina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 8^th (3-5) game. Yet, the Latvian didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 7-5

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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 3^rd (1-1 30-40), the 8^th (3-5 30-40), the 11^th (5-5 40-A) and the 13^th 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 1^st (0-0 15-40), the 4^th (1-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8^th 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 2^nd 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 6^th (2-4), in the 10^th (5-5) and in the 12^th (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 1^st (1-0), 2^nd (2-0), 5^th (5-0), 6^th (6-0) and 7^th (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 6^th (1-4 30-40), the 8^th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 10^th (4-5 30-40) and the 12^th 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 3^rd (4-1 40-A), the 9^th (5-3 30-40) and the 11^th 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).

Tennis Scores in Guadalajara

• Magdalena FrechFrech – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (3-6 6-3 6-1)
• Caroline GarciaGarcia – Ena ShibaharaShibahara (7-6³ 7-6⁵)
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (6-2 6-1)
• Marina StakusicStakusic – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-3 5-7 7-6⁰)
• Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Renata ZarazuaZarazua (6-4 6-3)
• Olivia GadeckiGadecki – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-3 6-3)
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-2 3-0 ret.)
• Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (7-6 6-7² 7-5)

Upcoming matches

• Caroline GarciaGarcia – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (0-4) – H2H details and stats
• Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (2-0) – H2H details and stats
• Martina TrevisanTrevisan – Olivia GadeckiGadecki (0-0) – H2H details and stats