Canadian qualifier Eugenie Bouchard advances to 2nd round at Madrid Open
Fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez upset by Russian teenager in straight sets
Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard downed Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open clay-court tennis tournament.
Bouchard won 75 per cent of her first serves and was successful on eight of 21 break point opportunities.
The 29-year-old Bouchard, who beat American Elizabeth Mandlik in a Tuesday qualifier, is playing in her first main-draw WTA Tour 1000 berth without the benefit of a wild card in more than four years.
She will next face the 18th-seeded Martina Trevisan of Italy on Friday.
WATCH | Bouchard beats Yastremska:
Also Wednesday, Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., was bounced from the tournament following a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 15-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first round.
The Russian teen, ranked 194th in the world, needed just one hour 16 minutes to upset the 49th-ranked Fernandez.
It was the first time Andreeva played a top-50 opponent, though she had already earned impressive results this year. Her first main-draw victory extended her unbeaten pro record in 2023 to 14-0 and she was coming off two consecutive ITF W60 titles.
Andreeva's second-round opponent will be 13th-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil.
WATCH | Fernandez falls to Andreeva in Madrid:
Also Wednesday, former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew because of a right hand injury. The 20-year-old was scheduled to play lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova ahead of a potential showdown with No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the second round. Raducanu was replaced by another lucky loser, Julia Grabher of Austria.
Elina Svitolina, a former No. 3 playing in her first match at a WTA 1000 event in 14 months following maternity leave, lost 6-4, 7-5 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Amanda Anisimova of the United States lost 7-5, 6-2 to Arantxa Rus, while countrywoman Caty McNally defeated Dalma Galfi 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
With files from The Associated Press
