Bouchard

All posts tagged Bouchard

Canada, Serbia Fed Cup Draw Set

Posted by Admin on February 7, 2014
Posted in: Canada, Fed Cup. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS DRAW SET FOR CANADA VS. SERBIA THIS WEEKEND

Genie Bouchard (Photo: S. Fogleman)
Montreal, February 7, 2014 – The official draw for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II first round tie between Canada and Serbia was held Friday to determine the match ups for the weekend. The tie will be played on February 8 and 9 on an indoor hard court at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex in Montreal.

The Canadian Fed Cup team of Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC), Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON), and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) will play two singles matches on Saturday followed by two singles matches and a doubles match on Sunday. Canadian Fed Cup team captain Sylvain Bruneau will be at the helm this weekend.

Wozniak stunned spectators by dropping McHale in the First Round

Wozniak stunned spectators by dropping McHale in the First Round

Today’s draw produced the following weekend match-ups:

Event
1st Singles Rubber, Saturday 3:00 p.m. ET Aleksandra Wozniak Vesna Dolonc
2nd Singles Rubber, Saturday Eugenie Bouchard Jovana Jaksic
3rd Singles Rubber, Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET Eugenie Bouchard Vesna Dolonc
4th Singles Rubber, Sunday Aleksandra Wozniak Jovana Jaksic
Doubles Rubber, Sunday Gabriela Dabrowski Aleksandra Krunic
Sharon Fichman Nina Stojanovic

“We’re pleased with the draw but really, no matter what the order, we’re just excited to get started and play some great tennis,” said Bruneau. “The team has worked extremely hard this week and there has been great support from everyone here in Montreal so we’re ready to go. We know the building will be loud and the fans will be behind us and the girls are going to go out there and do everything they can to win.”

A win over Serbia will advance the Canadian squad to a World Group I play-off in April. The last time Canada found itself among the top eight nations in the world was in 1994. The losing country will play a World Group II play-off in April to maintain their place in World Group II in 2015.

Play will begin at 3:00 ET on Saturday, February 8 with two singles matches. The two reverse singles matches will played on Sunday, February 9 starting at 1:00 ET followed by the doubles rubber.

—Tennis Canada

Advertisement

Bouchard Reaches AO Semis as Last North American Standing

Posted by Admin on January 21, 2014
Posted in: Australian Open, Canada, WTA. Tagged: , , , , , , , .

BOUCHARD ADVANCES TO THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIFINALS
19-year-old Canadian beats Ivanovic for the second time at a Grand Slam

Genie Bouchard (Photo: S. Fogleman)

Montreal, January 20, 2014 – On Monday at the Australian Open, Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) became the second Canadian in history to reach the singles semifinals of a Grand Slam, matching the performance of Carling Bassett at the U.S. Open in 1984.

Bouchard, seeded no. 30 in the tournament, took on Serbian Ana Ivanovic, who upset World No. 1 Serena Williams in the Round of 16. Even though she lost the first set, Bouchard continued to battle and play aggressively, a strategy that ultimately paid dividends as she came out on top 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. In victory, the 19-year-old Canadian hit 47 winners compared to 34 for her opponent and she was able to break Ivanovic’s serve seven times in the match. She remained calm and focused until she converted her first match point.

Bouchard will now take on world no. 4 Li Na of China, a finalist last year at the Australian Open who defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-1 in her quarter-final match. The two players met in 2012 in the second of the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank and it was Li Na who came away with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph.

Following the Australian Open, Bouchard will be in Montreal for Canada’s World Group II first round tie against Serbia at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex on February 8 and 9.

Montreal’s @GenieBouchard Reaches @AustralianOpen Quarters

Posted by Admin on January 19, 2014
Posted in: Australian Open, Montreal, WTA. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , .

MONTREAL’S GENIE BOUCHARD REACHES AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINALS

Eugenie Bouchard

Montreal, January 19, 2014 – On Sunday in Melbourne, Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam since Patricia Hy-Boulais at the U.S. Open in 1992.

Playing in her first Round of 16 at a Major, Bouchard defeated Casey Dellacqua, the last Australian remaining in the women’s singles draw, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0 under the lights at Rod Laver Arena.

The 19-year-old Canadian was effective on serve, hitting six aces and winning 77 percent of her first serve points.

Bouchard, who is competing in the Australian Open main draw for the first time in her career, will face Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals. Ivanovic upset World No. 1 Serena Williams in the fourth round.

Bouchard and Ivanovic will meet for a second time. Bouchard won their first encounter 6-3, 6-3 last summer on Centre Court at Wimbledon to reach the third round.

–Tennis Canada