SEVILLE, Spain — Captain Heidi el Tabakh rolled the dice by going with youth over experience in Canada's opening singles match against Spain at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
The gamble paid off Wednesday as unheralded rookie Marina Stakusic delivered an emphatic 6-3, 6-1 upset win over Rebeka Masarova for the biggest victory of her young career.
The best-of-three tie will conclude with a doubles match later Wednesday. Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard were scheduled to play Cristina Busca and Marina Bassols. "I think my composure was really important for me today," Stakusic said at a media availability afterward."I'm glad I was able to stay calm during the match."
Marino, the world No. 176 from Vancouver, and Bouchard, the world No. 273, cheered on their teammates from the Canadian bench. The team was missing 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who has been nursing a back injury. She has an 18-4 tour record in 2023 and was named ITF world tennis tour player of the month for September.
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