Bouchard advances to 2nd round of French Open

PARIS — Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard is through to the second round of the French Open after posting a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Japan’s Risa Ozaki on Tuesday.

Bouchard, a semifinalist at Roland Garros in 2014, came back form a disastrous first set by dominating the next two. The native of Westmount, Que., was particularly strong in the third when she fired three aces, broke Ozaki on two of four attempts and held the final game to love.

The Canadian had fallen into a hole after a first set in which she committed 24 unforced errors and saved just one of the four break points she faced.

Bouchard next faces 17th-seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia. Bouchard and Sevastova faced each other twice last year, with each player coming away with a win. Their second-round match in Paris will be their first ever meeting on clay.

REGINA — The commissioner of the Canadian Football League said a former Saskatchewan Roughrider can’t play in the CFL even though he was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm.

Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge said the acquittal of Justin Cox does not change the league’s position.

“Mr. Cox is currently not under contract with a CFL team and, if a team were to attempt to sign him, the contract would not be registered by the commissioner’s office,” said a statement from Orridge released Tuesday.

The Riders released Cox, 24, when he was charged after an alleged domestic dispute in April. He was arrested after Regina police were called April 18 about a 23-year-old woman who had injuries consistent with a physical attack.

On Monday, a provincial court judge in Regina found Cox not guilty, stating there wasn’t evidence to support the charge.