Bouchard bounced at French Open
Playing hurt, Canadian woman eliminated in the 2nd round
PARIS (CP) — An ailing Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated from the French Open on Thursday following a 6-3, 6-0 loss to 17th-seed Anastasija Sevastova.
Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., clearly struggled, committing 22 unforced errors and failing to save break point on seven of nine chances.
The Canadian was playing in the second major of the season despite suffering a Grade 2 ankle sprain while preparing for last week’s Nuremberg Cup.
She fought through the injury to win her first-round match against Japan’s Risa Ozaki, but faltered against Latvia’s Sevastova.
Trailing 5-0 in the second set, Bouchard doublefaulted to set up match point, then hit an errant forehand to pick up her final unforced error.
Kyrgios also exits from men’s draw, breaking rackets along the way
PARIS (AP) — Nick Kyrgios’ talent is undeniable. So is his temperament.
Docked a point for smashing rackets, the 18thseeded Kyrgios went from a set and a break up in the French Open’s second round to a swift loss, ceding 16 of the last 19 games while being beaten 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday by Kevin Anderson.
Other seeded players lost on Day 5 of the clay-court major, when No. 1 Andy Murray and No. 3 Stan Wawrinka moved into the third round.
Those exiting included No. 12 Madison Keys — the American was eliminated by 290th-ranked qualifier Petra Martic of Croatia 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 — No. 20 Barbora Strycova and No. 29 Ana Konjuh among the women, and 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych and 2013 French runner-up David Ferrer among the men.