Canadian Bouchard tears ankle ligament

Eugenie Bouchard has withdrawn from the Nuremberg Cup tennis tournament with a right ankle injury. The 2014 champion informed tournament director Sandra Reichel of her decision late Monday, when an MRT scan showed she had torn a ligament in training the previous week. The injury put the Canadian’s participation in the French Open in doubt. “She told me she needs a miracle,” Reichel said Tuesday. “She sent for her doctor from Canada.” Bouchard was replaced by Julia Glushko of Israel, who lost 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 to the second-seeded Yulia Putintseva.

PAUL WHITE/THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has been forced to withdraw from the Nuremberg Cup tournament in Germany after an MRT scan revealed she tore a ligament in her ankle while training.