ANTALYA, TURKEY—Canadian Rebecca Marino defeated Romania’s Cristina Ene 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to win the GD Tennis Cup title in her first tournament in five years. The 27-year-old from Vancouver stepped away from tennis in Feb. 2013, revealing that she had been struggling with depression for several years. Marino won three qualifying matches, then five more in the main draw to win the ITF Tennis Grade 4 tournament. “Rebecca worked very hard to be ready to return to competition,” said Sylvain Bruneau, Tennis Canada’s national women’s coach and Fed Cup captain. “It’s not easy to come back after such a long time away, but she showed this week that her efforts in her training were well worth it.

Source: thestar February 04, 2018 23:48 UTC