A good opener for Genie Bouchard that defeated world no.40 Shuai Peng 6-2 6-2 in just 63 minutes.
The young Canadian was always in command of the match. In the first set she got a decisive 3-0 lead to win 6-2. In the second set she won 5 consecutive games rallying from a 1-2 deficit. Match Stats
Bouchard: I played pretty well
Genie was very happy with her tennis to comment “I expected her to play how she did. She was pretty aggressive and I knew I had to be the one to hit the big ball first to try to control the points. I was ready for that and I think I played pretty well.”
Next vs. Errani
Bouchard will face Sara Errani in the next round. Head to head is 1-0 for the Italian.
