Marino Is On The Move

Written by: Staff on 19th February 2011

Marino Is On The Move

Rebecca Marino of Canada hits a return against Venus Williams of the U.S. at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT TENNIS) |

Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC) continued to impress on Friday to reach her first career WTA final.

The Canadian took on world no. 89 Evgeniya Rodina of Russia in the semifinals of the Cellular South Cup, a $220,000 International Series event. The first two sets were hotly disputed and a third set was needed to decide the winner. In the end, it was Marino who brought up the level of her game when it mattered most to come away with a 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-1 victory. With the win, the Vancouver native earns her spot in Saturday’s championship final opposite Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia, ranked no. 105 in the world. This marks the first time since 2009 when Aleksandra Wozniak played for top honors at Ponte Vedra Beach, that a Canadian has reached a WTA final.

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