Tennis Rebecca Marino packs her bags in Dubai

Tennis: Rebecca Marino packs her bags in Dubai

Canada’s Rebecca Marino failed to secure a spot in the main draw at the Dubai Tennis Tournament on Saturday.

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The 32-year-old lost in the second qualifying round. She lost the flag in three sets 4:6, 6:3 and 7:6 (5) against Rebeka Masarova from Spain.

The two athletes fought a battle that lasted two hours and 28 minutes. Marino, 75th player in the world, showed stamina at several points in this duel, especially in the crucial tie-break. In fact, the maple leaf representative saved three match points before finally admitting defeat.

Masarova took over her rival’s serve three times and also saved seven of Marino’s 10 break points. The 95th player in the WTA World Ranking has an appointment with Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Russia in the first round of this event presented in the United Arab Emirates.