Eugenie Bouchard has just reached the final in Guadalajara to try to have another deep run in Monterrey where she will face Lin Zhu in the 1st round. The former world no.5 looked in great form in Guadalajara, where she stumbled only at the last hurdle at the hand of an inspired Sara Sorribes Tormo that won 6-2 7-5. Genie was obviously upset about the epilogue in her match against the Spaniard to comment:
“I couldn’t find the right balance of being patient and being aggressive. When I was aggressive I was missing too many shots. Then when I was trying to be more conservative, I kind of got sucked into the long rallies. I didn’t quite figure it out today.”
Since Monday, Genie will be ranked no.116 and she seems to be more than ready to break again in the top100.
Genie Bouchard in Monterrey! pic.twitter.com/HBxLyGSyFH
— Luke (@Luke16572469) March 15, 2021
Eugenie Bouchard in 2021
Ranked no.144, Bouchard played her last match on the 13th of March when she was defeated by Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 7-5 in the final in Guadalajara (draw).
During this season the Canadian owns an overall 5-3 win-loss record. Eugenie Bouchard’s latest run in Guadalajara was the best achievement of her season.
Lin Zhu in 2021
Now the world no.100, Zhu played her last match on the 6th of March when she was overcome by Lesley Kerkhove 7-6(4) 6-2 in the qualifications in Dubai (draw).
This season the Chinese has achieved a 3-6 record.
Eugenie Bouchard and Lin Zhu played each other just 2 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Bouchard. Previously, the last time when they played each other, Eugenie Bouchard won 6-0 6-2 in the qualifications in London (Wimbledon) in June 2018.
