MADRID: Eugenie Bouchard claimed she had the support of the tennis world after matching her fighting talk with some thrilling tennis to shock Maria Sharapova 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday. “I was actually quite inspired before the match because I had a lot of players coming up to me privately wishing me good luck,” said Bouchard. “Players I don’t normally speak to, getting a lot of texts from people in the tennis world that were just rooting for me. However, 15th seed Gael Monfils bowed out in a wild match against French compatriot Gilles Simon 0-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7/0). Andy Murray begins his quest for a third title in Madrid on Wednesday when he faces Romanian Marius Copil.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2017 22:30 UTC