Not a perfect start of the tournament for Genie Bouchard that was struggling with the hot and her tennis.
Genie battled a lot in the first set against world no. 487 Haochen Tang from China. She couldn’t play at her best. Finally after winning the opening set, Genie regrouped to cruise in the second. Match Stats.
Genie: I didn’t play like I wanted
Bouchard commented “It was tough but I fought and got through it. I didn’t play the way I really wanted, but it was good to win one like this.
“It was really fun, I had some good support, it was good atmosphere. It was hotter than past few days, tough for both of us. It’s strange training at one temperature and playing in something completely different. But no complaints, it was the same for both of us.”
Genie will play against world no. 100 Virgine Razzano in the second round.
