Montreal teen qualifies for first U.S. Open

NEW YORK, N.Y. At least two more Canadians are going to the main draw at the U.S. Open.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal both won in the final round of the qualifying tournament on Friday to earn spots in the main draw.

They’ll join fellow Canadians Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil when the tournament begins Monday.

Bouchard became the lone Canadian woman to advance to the main draw with a 6-0, 6-3 win over American Jamie Loeb.

Auger-Aliassime, 18, beat Austria’s Gerald Melzer 6-3, 6-0 to book a ticket to the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

Bouchard dropped just seven games over three qualifying matches to clinch a sixth consecutive main draw appearance at the final Grand Slam of the season.

She was in control early against her opponent Friday, converting three of four break-point opportunities while scoring 31 points to Loeb’s 18.

Bouchard broke Loeb twice more in the second set while not facing any break points herself to complete the comfortable victory.

Also in men’s qualifying, American Donald Young beat Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.

Despite the loss, Polansky advanced to the main draw as a lucky loser after Pablo Cuevas and Jared Donaldson withdrew, opening up a spot. As a result, Polansky completed a “lucky loser” calendar slam. He was a lucky loser at the three previous Grand Slam tournaments as well.

Raonic was scheduled to play Donaldson, meaning he will now face a qualifier. Shapovalov also faces a qualifier in the first round.

Meanwhile, Montreal’s Francoise Abanda lost 6-4, 6-2 to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the final round of qualifying.