Canadian veteran Rebecca Marino advanced in the U.S. Open women’s singles qualifying round by defeating Fiona Fero from France with a score of 6-1, 6-4. The Vancouver native, aged 35, showcased an impressive performance with eight aces and securing four breaks out of six opportunities against Fero.

Having successfully navigated through last year’s qualifying round, Marino is now gearing up to face Russia’s Elena Pridankina in the upcoming three-round qualifying tournament. Additionally, Carson Branstine, another Canadian player, secured a victory with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Clervie Ngounoue from the United States and is set to compete against Linda Fruhvirtova from Czechia in the next round. Conversely, Kayla Cross from London, Ont., faced a defeat with a score of 6-1, 6-1 against Robin Montgomery from the U.S.

Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion hailing from Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to compete against Eva Vedder from the Netherlands on Monday. In men’s action, Alexis Galarneau from Levis, Que., advanced to the second round of qualifying matches after defeating Keegan Smith from the United States with a score of 7-6 (4), 6-3. Galarneau is now poised to face Dalibor Svrcina from Czechia in the upcoming round.

In mixed doubles qualifying, the second-seeded pair of Gabriela Dabrowski from Ottawa and Harri Heliovaara from Finland faced an unexpected defeat against Kristina Mladenovic from France and Marcelo Arevalo from El Salvador with a score of 2-4, 4-1, 10-8. Dabrowski is also anticipated to participate in the women’s doubles event at the U.S. Open after clinching the title last year alongside former partner Erin Routliffe, marking their second U.S. Open championship in three years.