Bouchard flops on home turf, Ivanovic advances
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IT was a day of unexpected absences at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada. Andrea Petkovic failed to make her match, Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled out injured, the electricity went out, and so too did an inconsistent Eugenie Bouchard.
Amid the surprising run of events, there were some predictable outcomes. Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska won through to the second round with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Barbara Zahlavova Strycova, while Ana Ivanovic and Carolina Wozniacki both breezed through.
Ivanovic beat Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-2 while Wozniacki was much too good for veteran Daniel Hantuchova, winning 6-1, 6-1.
Radwanska’s next opponent will be Madison Keys, who progressed when Kuznetsova retired when trailing 6-1, 3-2.
Ivanovic will next face Coco Vanderweghe, who beat China’s Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4 while Wozniacki will meet Klara Koukalova.
The main upset of the day was the elimination of local favorite Bouchard by young American Shelby Rogers, 6-0, 2-6, 6-0 in a second-round match.
Bouchard, who had not played since reaching the Wimbledon final last month, was clearly out of touch, holding serve only twice in the match.
“I was feeling the pressure on the court and I was feeling kind of match rusty,” Bouchard said. “I knew it would be kind of a difficult situation, but I’m happy I was able to turn things around and not let it get away completely.”
Venus Williams rebounded from a shaky second set to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
In men’s action, Roger Federer cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over wild card Peter Polansky in the second round of the Rogers Cup, while Stan Wawrinka, Ernests Gulbis and Richard Gasquet also advanced on Tuesday in Toronto, Canada.
Federer needed just 52 minutes to eliminate Canada’s Polansky, who beat 2013 Wimbledon finalist Jerzy Janowicz on Monday. The second-seeded Federer had a bye into the second round.
Third-seeded Wawrinka rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over Benoit Paire. No. 11 seed Gulbis moved on with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Joao Sousa of Portugal. Richard Gasquet beat local favorite Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 7-5.
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