MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebecca Marino has advanced past fellow ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ Katherine Sebov in qualifying to make the first round of the Australian Open.
Marino has played in the Australian Open main draw six times — including the last three years — but has never advanced past the round of 64.
Marino, from Vancouver, beat Toronto's Sebov in two games before Sebov retired in the third with a physiotherapist examining her wrist.
Sebov's only main draw appearance at a Grand Slam was at last year's Australian Open. She lost in straight sets to then-world No. 4 Caroline Garcia of France in the opening round.
Gabriel Diallo of Montreal fell 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 to Belgium's David Goffin on the men's side of the qualifiers.
Diallo had beaten France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) to advance to the final round of the men's qualifying bracket.
Main draw play begins Sunday (Saturday evening in Canada) at Melbourne Park. Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will open against Dominic Thiem of Austria while Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., has drawn a qualifier for her first-round match.
This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published Jan. 11, 2024.
