(Tampico) Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino came out on top in the third set to beat Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 6-3 on Wednesday at the ‘Tampico Open, Mexico.
Posted at 8:02 p.m.
The Canadian had nine aces and suffered three in a two-hour, 29-minute duel.
Eighth-seeded Marino will face the winner of the clash between compatriot Leylah Fernandez and China’s Xiaodi You, 271e world racket.
The Montrealer, third seed and 40e racket world, will try to get his pass for the quarter-finals of this tournament of the WTA 125 series later in the evening.