Marino gave Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, 929th in the world, no chance, winning in two sets of 6-2, 6-3, in less than an hour.
Ranked 139th in the WTA, Marino hit 12 aces and made just three double faults while Bonaventure made six double faults without making a single ace.
Marino had four breaks of serve in seven chances and lost his serve just once, in the fifth game of the second set. However, she recovered this break three games later.
Earlier in the day, Stakusic lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to Swiss Céline Naef, 181st in the WTA rankings.
Stakusic, ranked 140th in the world, stood out two weeks ago by beating Erika Andreeva, ranked 89th in the world, in the first round of the Toronto National Bank Open.
The Canadian faced her own slump, committing at least 11 double faults. In addition, she converted only four of her 16 break points.
Quebecer Gabriel Diallo (144th), who won his first qualifying match on Monday night, will face Frenchman Titouan Droguet (148th) in the second round on Wednesday.
2024-08-20 23:06:37
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