Despite a semifinal loss, Rebecca Marino still has a chance to win a bronze medal in women's singles tennis at the Pan American Games. Winning a medal would be a significant achievement for Canada, as they have never won a women's singles tennis medal in the history of the games. Marino's loss also means she will not qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, which is a disappointment for her. However, she remains optimistic and determined to win the bronze medal.
The latter was still on the table for the Canadian tennis player despite Saturday's 6-1, 6-4 semifinal loss to Argentina's Maria Lourdes Carle. The loss halted Marino's run of three straight wins to reach medal contention in Santiago, Chile.
Reaching the final would have provisionally qualified Marino, ranked No. 166 in the world, for next summer's Olympic Games in Paris. Marino lost her first-round match and sustained a torn plantar fascia at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. She was sidelined for 18 months.After dropping an error-filled first set 6-1 to Carle, who is ranked 146th in the world, the second-seeded Marino smacked her hand on the net post in frustration en route to her chair.
"My primary goal was to try to be a little bit more aggressive as the match continued and find my footing and find my confidence. I felt like I did a good job of that, but it was a little too late. She really stepped it up in that last game. She did a good job of utilizing the surface and using a heavy ball to move me around."
Since recovering from her Lima injury, Marino has appeared in 10 Grand Slam main draws via either qualifying or ranking. She reached the third round of the 2021 National Bank Open in Montreal for her career-best result. "He has two nieces here now," Marino said."These are really special events. It's only every four years."
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