Wednesday 6 August 2014
Bouchard's homecoming included power shortage on & off the court.The match was played under lights powered by a generator, asa shortage in the area around Uniprix Stadium that began in the early afternoon had not been repaired by the end of the play. Organizers expect power to be restored by Wednesday morning.
The 20-year-old was greeted with a standing ovation at the centre court here on Tuesday after rocketing into the Top-10 of WTA rankings, qualifying for at least the Semi-Finals of all the 3 Grand Slams earlier this year.
She looked rather chilled-out, spraying shots long & wide.
She came back in the 2nd set, using her mix of crisp groundstrokes to keep Rogers off balance, but then slipped into the same funk in the third.
The match started an hour later than planned due to the power outage, which saw the scoreboards go off, the chair umpire's microphone go silent and left the players clubhouse in the dark with no hot water. Play went on despite the inconvenience.
Bouchard just wanted to move on and fix her sights on her next tournament and on the U.S. Open at the end of August.
Tournament director Eugene Lapierre felt for Bouchard, who raised interest in the sport to new levels.
The defeat left the tournament without its star attraction, although top players like Serena and Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova remain in contention.
source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/rogers-cup-shocker-eugenie-bouchard-ousted-in-montreal-1.2728547
