Quebec’s Eugenie Bouchard failed in the second qualifying round of the Berlin tournament on Sunday.
The 219th player in the world lost the flag in three sets 6:3, 5:7 and 6:3 against Russian Vera Zvonareva. The 38-year veteran occupies the 1232nd level on the world chessboard.
Bouchard hit 71% of his first serves but won only 63% of rallies played in that situation. She saw her rival defeat her five times. The 29-year-old Montrealer won three points when Zvonareva was in possession.
At the same event, Canadian Carol Zhao lost in straight sets to American Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-1. It was a duel of the first qualifying round of the competition held in Germany. The Maple Leaf representative was the 10th seeded player in the pre-tournament.
In England Rebecca Marino from Toronto also lost at the tournament in Birmingham. In the second qualifying round she lost 6:4, 4:6 and 6:4 against Ana Bogdan from Romania.