US Open 2017: Eugenie Bouchard loses to Evgeniya Rodina in first round

ONCE the poster girl for the future of women’s tennis, Eugenie Bouchard has suffered another painful US Open exit, even if this time it was on court rather than the shower room.

The 23-year-old Canadian slumped to a 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 loss to Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina in the first round, 12 months after also falling at the first hurdle.

“It’s one of those matches you kind of want to forget about,” said Bouchard. “I know obviously the unforced error count was a bit too high, especially at the end of that first set. Yeah, I just didn’t really know what to do out there.”

One thing she is definitely doing is pursuing legal action against the tournament hosts, the United States Tennis Association, after she suffered a concussion slipping and falling in the locker room during the 2015 tournament.

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