Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open by knocking off American Kayla Day 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old Montreal native showed some impressive flash on the court as she fired two aces and saved 50 per cent of Day’s break point chances in the one hour, 26-minute match.
WATCH l Canada’s Bouchard defeats Day in straight sets:
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Eugenie Bouchard had a dominant performance in the Round of 64 at the Guadalajara Open. Bouchard defeated American Kayla Day in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 and looked in control throughout the match.
Bouchard, who set the tennis world on fire in 2014 when she reached the Wimbledon final, and semifinals at the French Open and Australian Open, was also strong on return against the powerful serve and hitting of her 23-year-old opponent, who had five aces and won 68 per cent of her points on first serve.
She will next face 12th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday.
Andreescu rallies to down Kvitova
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., lost her opening set 6-3 on Tuesday night to 16th-seeded Petra Kvitova of Czechia, but bounced back with impressive 6-2, 6-0, wins to win the match in two hours, 11 minutes.
Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino will play sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia of France later on Tuesday.
WATCH l Andreescu comes from behind to defeat Kvitova:
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Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu came from behind to defeat Petra Kvitova in a 3 set match. Andreescu won 3-6,6-2, 6-0 to move on to the Round of 32.
Marino edged by Garcia in tiebreak
Heavy favourite Caroline Garcia of France had to dig deep Tuesday night to defeat Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino.
The third and deciding set went to a tiebreak and Garcia won 7-5. The entertaining match took two hours and 31 minutes to play.
Marino had 24 aces, compared with Garcia’s 13.
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