Canada's Stakusic Bows Out of NBO with First-Round Loss to Cristian
- Marina Stakusic suffered a first-round exit on Sunday at IGA Stadium, losing 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to Jaqueline Cristian in the National Bank Open.
- A revamped 12-day, 96-player format at the National Bank Open grants the top 32 seeds automatic byes, with action continuing daily at IGA Stadium through August 7.
- Stakusic managed to break her opponent in the eighth game to take a 6-2 set, after Cristian broke her at love in the opening game of the third set.
- The victory advances Cristian to meet Linda Noskova, who was the runner-up at the Prague Open last Saturday, after Cristian clinched her first NBO victory.
- Victoria Mboko is making her main draw debut against Kimberly Birrell as Bianca Andreescu will play Krejcikova in the night session.
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Canada's Stakusic bows out of NBO with first-round loss to Cristian
MONTREAL - Canada's Marina Stakusic put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round of the National Bank Open on Sunday.

Canada’s Stakusic bows out of NBO with first-round loss to Cristian
MONTREAL - Canada's Marina Stakusic put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round of the National Bank Open on Sunday.
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Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in first round of National Bank Open
Canada’s Marina Stakusic put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round of the National Bank Open on Sunday. The 142nd-ranked Stakusic, in her fourth appearance at the NBO, was making her main draw debut in Montreal after bowing out in the second round of last year’s tournament, held in Toronto. The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., got off to a strong start, breaking Cristian in…
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