Canada’s Rebecca Marino advanced to the second round of the Miami Tennis Open with a 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Kazakh’s Yulia Putintseva on Tuesday.
After a tough first set, where she was unable to complete a break of serve, Marino, the 83rd player in the world, needed just 32 minutes to win the second set.
The 32-year-old British Columbian had a service break in the opening game of the second set and a second in the fifth game.
Against a 28-year-old player ranked 43rd in the world, Marino was dominant on serve, with 10 aces and no double faults.
She hit 61% of her first serve points, won 81% of the points after lodging her first serve and faced no break points. In the second set, Marino only lost five points on his serve.
In the next round, Marino will face sixth-seeded American Coco Gauff, who enjoyed a bye that took her directly to the second round.
Later Tuesday, Toronto’s Katherine Sebov will face Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic.
