By Canadian Press

Canadian Rebecca Marino heading to second round of French Open qualifying

May 22, 2019 | 11:03 AM

PARIS — Canada’s Rebecca Marino has advanced to the second round of French Open women’s singles qualifying.

The Vancouver native ousted France’s Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 in the first round on Wednesday. Players need to win three rounds to secure a spot in the main draw, which starts this weekend.

The 28-year-old Marino climbed to No. 147 in the world rankings after winning the ITF Kurume title in Japan on Sunday.

A former top-40 player, Marino returned to full-time play last season after taking a five-year break from the sport.

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Marino will face world No. 135 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the second round of qualifying on Thursday.

On the men’s side, Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., lost 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2) to France’s Alexandre Muller in a second-round qualifying match.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., and Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., have spots in the women’s main draw, while Thornhill’s Milos Raonic, Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., are in the men’s main draw.

The draw will take place on Thursday.

The Canadian Press