Genie Bouchard had a rather interesting week. Genie had significant wins in the first two rounds, and she seemed destined to go deep in the tournament. Things looked great also in the 3rd round when she was leading 6-3 4-3 (1 break up) against the qualifier and world no. 103 Kristina Kucova. Eventually, things got south, and the Canadian lost her confidence and the match (3-6 6-4 6-3).
Racket smash
Genie didn’t really like the situation to completely lose her cool during the match. A tennis racket was the sore victim of her rage.
#EugenieBouchard is so god damn hot. Especially when she smashes her racket. #BNPPO16 #Tennis #Bouchard pic.twitter.com/dsnGYDTPTb
— Busch League Sports (@BuschSports) March 15, 2016
I felt panicked
After the match, Genie commented
“I played some high-quality tennis this week — I can’t forget those two matches — but two matches is not a whole tournament. I need to learn how to keep it going and, yeah, deal with the pressure.
I just felt I maybe panicked a little bit, tried to finish the points too soon. She was getting a lot of balls back. I think it would have been better if I think I was just a bit calmer mentally. But it happens, and I have to learn how to deal with this.”
Next stop Rio. Hoping for some glory.
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| THE DRAW |
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| DISAPPOINTED |
