Eugenie Bouchard fails to qualify in Berlin

Quebecer Eugenie Bouchard failed in the second qualifying round of the Berlin tournament on Sunday.

The 219^e player in the world lost in three sets of 6-3, 5-7 and 6-3 against Russian Vera Zvonareva. The 38-year-old veteran occupies the 1232^e rung on the world stage.

Bouchard hit 71% of his first serve attempts, but only won 63% of rallies played in this situation. She saw her rival break her five times. The 29-year-old Montrealer won three points when Zvonareva was in possession of the balls.

At the same event, Canadian Carol Zhao lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 to American Coco Vandeweghe. It was a duel of the first qualifying round of the competition held in Germany. The representative of the maple leaf was the 10^e pre-tournament seed.

In England, at the Birmingham tournament, Toronto’s Rebecca Marino also lost. She lost 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4 to Romania’s Ana Bogdan in the second qualifying round.