Bouchard makes it into Wimbledon main draw
LONDON — Eugenie Bouchard has qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon.
The Canadian upset No. 2 qualifying seed Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia 6-3, 6-2 in the final round of qualifying on Thursday to book a spot in the main draw next week. A finalist at Wimbledon just four years ago, the 24-year-old from Westmount, Que., was forced into the qualification draw this year because her ranking has slipped to No. 191 in the world.
Bouchard’s win over Duque-Marino, ranked No. 97, was her first triumph over a top-100 player since January.
It will mark the sixth consecutive year Bouchard plays in the main women’s draw at Wimbledon since winning the junior title in 2012.
Meanwhile, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., fell one win short of reaching the main draw as she lost 6-3, 7-6 (5) to Antonia Lottner of Germany. Former Wimbledon runner up Vera Zvonareva also earned her way into the main draw. Zvonareva, beaten by Serena Williams in the 2010 Wimbledon final, got past 19-year-old American Caroline Dolehide 6-2, 6-3 in qualifying Thursday. American Claire Liu also qualified for the women’s draw.
On the men’s side, two Canadians lost in the final round of qualifying.
Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., fell 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-1 to American Chris Harrison, while Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., lost 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to Jason Kubler of Australia.
Meanwhile, Stephane Robert, 38, became the second-oldest Wimbledon qualifier in the Open era since 40-year-old Neale Fraser in 1974.
Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver received direct entry to the main draw.
Elsewhere, Shapovalov lost his quarter-final match at the Eastbourne International.
He lost 6-3, 6-3 to Germany’s Mischa Zverev in the final tune-up on grass before Wimbledon starts on Monday.