Canadian Rebecca Marino will have plenty of support at Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
Stepping onto the tennis court in Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum last year, Rebecca Marino was “awestruck a little bit.”
Last year, she was part of the squad that swept Latvia in Vancouver and advanced to the finals in Glasgow, where the Canadians topped Italy before falling to Switzerland in group play. Switzerland went on to win the world title. In March, Sport BC recognized the progress Marino has made since getting back on the court by giving her the Harry Jerome Comeback Award.
“I have to sort of keep pushing and pushing higher,” she said. “But I feel like top 50 is a really achievable goal. I feel like my level of player is there. It’s just a matter of having the results match up with that.” The qualifier will open Friday with world No. 50 Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., taking on Yanina Wickmayer, who’s currently ranked 190th.
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