Quebec’s Eugenie Bouchard failed to advance to the first round of Australian Open tennis qualification on Monday (Sunday EST), losing in three sets 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to American Ashlyn Krueger, an 18-year-old Player.
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The 317th racket in the world surrendered in 1h53 min to the holder of the 159th level of the WTA.
This managed 26 winning shots against 10 for “genius”.
The two athletes each had 5 breaks in 12 opportunities, with Krueger earning a total of 86 points, two more than Bouchard.
Elsewhere, Canada’s Carol Zhao defeated Eudice Chong in another qualifying duel. Zhao prevailed 6-3, 6-2 at the expense of her Hong Kong rival.
In the men’s game, Québec’s Gabriel Diallo lost 6-3, 6-4 to Australian Aleksandar Vukic, the 129th player in the world. The winner took serve twice in seven tries, while Diallo failed to capitalize on just one of his five break chances.