Eugenie Bouchard is ready to get back to competitions after a rather anonymous start of her 2021. Genie failed to qualify for the Australian Open and that meant that she had to skip the entire Australian swing with many tournaments on the line. Therefore, after 2 months in the new season, Genie has played just 2 matches and hence she is more than ready to go for more.
Lyon entry list and draw
Being ranked just 142, Genie was on the qualifying entry list in Lyon. However, the organization granted her a wildcard to have direct access to the main draw and join the likes of Cori Gauff, Kristina Mladenovic and Camila Giorgi. The event will be played from the 1st of March and the defending champion is Sofia Kenin that last year defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2 4-6 6-4 (highlights).
Allo Lyon! @Open6emeSensML pic.twitter.com/kyFE95wnaB
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) February 24, 2021
Here the most recent entry list:
33 Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
43 Ferro, Fiona (FRA)
44 Garcia, Caroline (FRA)
47 Podoroska, Nadia (ARG)
48 Gauff, Cori (USA)
50 Mladenovic, Kristina (FRA)
53 Cornet, Alizé (FRA)
67 Badosa, Paula (ESP)
72 Cirstea, Sorana (ROU)
74 Rus, Arantxa (NED)
76 Giorgi, Camila (ITA)
87 Flipkens, Kirsten (BEL)
90 Sasnovich, Aliaksandra (BLR)
95 Gracheva, Varvara (RUS)
98 Kuzmova, Viktoria (SVK)
Eugenie Bouchard in 2021
Currently the world no.142, Bouchard played her last match on the 12th of January when she was defeated by Yue Yuan 6-2 6-4 in the qualifications of the Australian Open Qualifying (draw).
This year the Canadian achieved an overall 1-1 record.
Gauff in Adelaide, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.52, the American has managed to achieve a composed 7-3 record in 2021. Cori is playing in Adelaide where she overcame Francesca Jones 6-1 6-4, Kaja Juvan 3-6 7-5 6-3, Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-74 6-2 and Petra Martic 5-7 6-3 6-4.
Cori Gauff will square off with Rogers in the quarter. They have never competed against each other so far in top tournaments.
Eugenie Bouchard and Cori Gauff have never clashed against each other.
Kristina Mladenovic in 2021
Currently the world no.51, the French player played her last match on the 23rd of February when she capitulated to Jil Belen Teichmann 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Adelaide (draw).
This season Mladenovic has a 2-4 record.
Camila Giorgi in 2021
Now the world no.80, the Italian played her last match on the 10th of February when she lost to Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Italian has a 2-2 record.
Kristina Mladenovic and Camila Giorgi played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Giorgi. When they played, Camila Giorgi won 1-6 6-4 6-1 in the Rubber 1 in 1 (Fed Cup, World Group, 1R, FRA) in February 2016.
