Canadian veteran tennis player Rebecca Marino advanced in the U.S. Open women’s singles qualifying rounds with a decisive 6-1, 6-4 victory against Fiona Fero from France on Monday. The 35-year-old Vancouver native showcased her skills with eight aces and capitalized on four out of six break point opportunities.

Having successfully navigated through last year’s qualifiers, Marino is aiming for a repeat performance at the prestigious Grand Slam event. Her next challenge will be against Russia’s Elena Pridankina in the upcoming qualifying matches.

Joining Marino in the next round is fellow Canadian Carson Branstine, who secured a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Clervie Ngounoue from the United States. Branstine’s upcoming opponent will be Linda Fruhvirtova from Czechia. Unfortunately, Kayla Cross from London, Ont., faced a tough defeat, losing 6-1, 6-1 to Robin Montgomery of the U.S.

Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion from Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to play against Eva Vedder from the Netherlands later on Monday.

In the men’s division, Alexis Galarneau from Levis, Que., advanced to the next qualifying round after defeating Keegan Smith of the United States with a score of 7-6 (4), 6-3. Galarneau’s next opponent will be Dalibor Svrcina from Czechia.

Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles qualifying round, the second-seeded team comprising Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara suffered an upset against Kristina Mladenovic from France and Marcelo Arevalo from El Salvador with a score of 2-4, 4-1, 10-8.

Gabriela Dabrowski is also set to participate in the women’s doubles event at the U.S. Open. Last year, she clinched the title alongside her former partner, Erin Routliffe, marking their second U.S. Open championship victory in three years.