Bouchard bounced in second round
Slowed by ankle injury, Canadian falls in straight sets to 17th seeded Sevastova
PARIS— Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, still feeling the effects of an ankle sprain suffered in a clay-court tuneup event last week, was eliminated in the second round of the French Open on Thursday.
Bouchard, the last remaining Canadian in the women’s draw at the season’s second major, fell 6-3, 6-0 to Anastasija Sevastova, seeded 17th.
The 2014 French Open semifinalist from Westmount, Que., committed 22 unforced errors and failed to save break point on seven of nine opportunities.
Trailing 5-0 in the second set, Bouchard double-faulted to set up match point, then hit an errant forehand to end it.
On the men’s side, fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic returns to action Friday in the round of 32 against unseeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
In other action on busy Thursday at Roland Garros:
Nick Kyrgios lost his second-round match and his temper against Kevin Anderson — 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. The 18th-seeded Kyrgios won the first set but double-faulted twice to hand Anderson the second. He immediately flung his racquet to the court so hard that it buckled. Kyrgios then smashed the broken racquet six times against a water container as he sat down at the end of a game, before flinging it away. He was assessed a point penalty and never recovered, losing the next two sets in little over an hour.
Still bothered by off-season surgery on her left wrist, 12th-seeded Madison Keys was upset by qualifier Petra Martic, ranked No. 290 in the world — 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Martic is the lowest-ranked player left in the tournament.
Fernando Verdasco became only the third player to take part in at least 40 five-setters at Grand Slam tournaments in the Open era, which began in 1968. The 33-year-old Verdasco beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third round. Only Andre Agassi (41) and Lleyton Hewitt (45) have played more.
Third-seeded Simona Halep, the 2014 runner-up, advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Tatjana Maria. Halep showed no sign of the ankle injury that threatened to keep her out of the tournament.
Top-seeded Andy Murray survived a scare and advanced by beating Martin Klizan 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Murray has never lost to a player ranked as low as the No. 50 Klizan. Murray will face Juan Martin del Potro next. “It will be very tough,” Murray said. “Juan Martin plays better than what his ranking his, but he’s come back from some injuries and has had a lot of tough draws this year. He’s playing well this year. It’ll be a tough match, I’m sure we’ll get a great crowd and it’ll be a great atmosphere.”
Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 champion, played aggressively and hit 45 winners to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Dolgopolov made only 18 unforced errors but Wawrinka played a flawless baseline game punctuated by some superb shots. “It was a very, very good match,” said Wawrinka, who has not dropped a set in Paris so far.
Magda Linette will play in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time after beating 29thseeded Ana Konjuh 6-0, 7-5. The 94th-ranked Pole converted all six of her break points.
Karen Khachanov also advanced to the third round of a major for the first time by defeating 13th-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. The 21year-old Russian posted his first career win over a top-10 player when he beat David Goffin in Barcelona. Khachanov will next face John Isner.