Eugenie Bouchard was excited to be in Romania and compete in the WTA 250 in Cluj-Napoca. Unfortunately, her campaign did not last much after she was forced to withdraw during her first-round match against Anhelina Kalinina.
Genie revealed that she got injured days before. Nevertheless, she had an MRI and thought she was fit enough to compete. That was not the case and the Canadian beauty had to retire in order to avoid big damage.
”I’m just disappointed to have ended my tournament in Romania this way because I really loved being here in Cluj. I pulled my hip flexor a few days ago in practice. I tried everything to be ready for this match,” said Bouchard.
“I got an MRI yesterday, and didn’t show anything too bad, so I thought I could play. But it was getting worse as the match went on. To avoid a big injury, I figured it would be best to retire. I absolutely hate retiring, I wish I could’ve done better here. But I hope to be back”
Eugenie Bouchard in 2022
LWW Now the world no.443, Bouchard played her last match on the 11th of October when she had to retire when playing against world no.45 Anhelina Kalinina in the 1st round and the scoreline was 6-3 0-0 .
Until now, during this year the Canadian has achieved a 5-6 match record.
Bouchard is expected to play next in Guadalajara (Guadalajara Open Akron). She is currently an alternate. The main draw will start on the 17th of October thanks to a special ranking.
