Montreal, July 29
The 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, who announced earlier this month that the Canadian Open will be her final career tournament, defeated Emiliana Arango in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in Tuesday (IST).
The former World No. 5, who last played a tour-level main draw match in 2023, is playing on a wild card -- and currently doesn't have a ranking in the WTA Rankings.
She will next play No. 17 seed Belinda Bencic
In the second-round meeting. Bouchard's victory was the 300th match win of her career -- though she hopes it won't be the last one. She has never beaten Bencic in three prior matches, according to WTA stats.
I'm so proud of how I competed and stayed focused throughout the whole match and fought. It was a physical battle, a mental battle, and it just felt amazing to play in Montreal in front of everyone," Bouchard said.
Meanwhile, two Grand Slam champions, Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka, picked up straight-sets wins in the first round.
Raducanu continued her solid start to the North American summer hard-court season by defeating Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-2, 6-4.