She began her tournament with a satisfactory 11-3, 11-2 victory over Tatiana Ruhl. Lingwei Kong was easily disposed in straight sets before Fahey was her next task. However, she came across a huge problem ahead of her match.
She was able to get over this mishap with a very solid performance. The Canadian started on the back foot, losing the opening game 6-11 before coming back and winning the final two 11-7, 11-5.
Bouchard reacts to triumphant win
The three-time Grand Slam semi-finalist was very jubilant when reacting to her big win against the top seed. “It was a real battle out there,” she commented after the match. “I’ve realised how every ball matters, and, for me, I have to try and do something on every shot—not be passive but be super aggressive—and I think that’s what helped me win today.”
Eugenie Bouchard in action
It is starting to look like a pattern with her going behind but she stayed composed and worked her way back into it. “The same thing happened to me yesterday. I started trailing at the beginning, so I’ve got to work on that. I just feel like when my back’s against the wall, I kind of go for it more, and so I want to try to start that from the beginning next time.”
Bouchard had started to make waves on the WTA Tour in 2013 before becoming the first Canadian to reach the Wimbledon final, losing out to Petra Kvitova in straight sets. Her first and only title came in 2014 at the Nuremberg Cup just before this Wimbledon success.
She achieved a career high ranking of world number five in 2014 but was unable to kick on from this with struggles in form on the court resulting in her to eventually move to pickleball, where she is enjoying a solid career so far.