Rebecca Marino recorded a powerful highway victory to open her 2025 season.
The Vancouver participant upset 4th seed Lulu Solar of New Zealand 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 within the opening spherical of the ASB Traditional in Auckland.
Ranked 102nd on this planet, Marino, 34, took out the world quantity 40 in his residence nation.
Marino gained her first WTA title within the last occasion of the 2024 season, successful the WTA 125 event in Midland, Mich., in November.
Solar, 23, reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2024 and was named the WTA’s new participant of the yr earlier this month.
Marino subsequent faces Bernarda Pera of the US
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