Canadian Rebecca Marino defeated in three sets in Mexico

(Tampico) Canada’s Rebecca Marino missed a chance to advance to the Abierto Tampico tournament final due to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Poland’s Magda Linette on Friday.

Falling from Leylah Fernandez, Marino had five aces, but made two double faults.

Marino won 68.1% of his first-serve points while Linette won 77.9% of hers.

Marino, the eighth seed and 72^e world racket, bowed out after a duel lasting two hours and 16 minutes.

In the final, Saturday, Linette, fifth seed and 55^e world racket, will face the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

The 79^e world racket beat China’s Zhu Lin 6-4, 7-6 (4) to secure her bye to the final.