
Canada’s Marina Stakusic ousted in second round of National Bank Open
TORONTO — Marina Stakusic’s first foray into the National Bank Open main draw has come to a screeching halt.
The 19-year-old wild-card entry from Mississauga, Ont., was thumped 6-0, 6-2 by Taylor Townsend of the United States in the second round of the Canadian tennis championship Thursday.
Ranked 160th in the world, Stakusic advanced after coming back to beat Russia’s Erika Andreeva in three sets less than 24 hours earlier.
No. 15 seed Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que. — the last Canadian singles player standing, including the men’s bracket in Montreal — took on American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger later Thursday.