LP HOT NEWS: Canada's Bouchard bounced from Rogers Cup in first round

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Canada's Bouchard bounced from Rogers Cup in first round - LP 184

AUGUST 08,2017.

Tennis news .

Canada's Bouchard bounced from Rogers Cup in first round.

Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard was born on February 25, 1994. She is a Canadian professional tennis player who is currently ranked no. 70 in the world.

At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Bouchard became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the finals of a Grand Slam in singles, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová. She also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and 2014 French Open, and won the 2012 Wimbledon girls' title.

Following the end of the 2013 WTA Tour, she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year. The next year, Bouchard received the WTA Most Improved Player award for the 2014 season.

In August,2017, ranked No. 70 in the world at the outset of the Rogers Cup. Bouchard failed to take advantage of an opponent who wasn’t much better than she was with consistency, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Vekic, ranked No. 51, in a centre-court match Tuesday afternoon

Since winning three games at the Mutua Madrid Open in May, Bouchard has done less. Her rapid absence at the Aviva Center on York's school grounds marked the fourth time in five games she lost during the opening round.

At the Citi Open in August, 2017 she reached her second WTA doubles final but lost to Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová with partner Sloane Stephens.

More info about Eugenie Bouchard:

At the end of the 2014 season, she was named the WTA Most Improved Player. In 2016, At her home tournament the Rogers Cup, Bouchard advanced to the third round with wins over Lucie Šafářová and world No. 10 Dominika Cibulková. Her run was stopped by qualifier Kristína Kučová.

She next competed at the Summer Olympics in Rio. She won her opening match over Sloane Stephens, but was defeated by world No. 2 Angelique Kerber in the next round. She also reached the second round in doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski.

At the US Open, Bouchard lost to Kateřina Siniaková in the first round. She did not play many more tournaments afterwards, and ended the year ranked no. 46.

In 2017, At the French Open, she won her first round match over Risa Ozaki but was defeated by Anastasija Sevastova in the second. Bouchard lost in the opening round of the Wimbledon Championships to Carla Suárez Navarro. At the Citi Open in August, she reached her second WTA doubles final but lost to Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová with partner Sloane Stephens.