In the second, Bouchard blew eight break points and deserved no better than she got. “I feel like in that second set, I didn’t necessarily play bad but she raised her level. Ranked 126 just a year ago, Konta claimed not to be frustrated by how the encounter unfolded, after smacking Bouchard around in the second set. “I think it was a good match,” assessed Bouchard, after ejecting Konta 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. So maybe that’s what Eugenie Bouchard needed, along with the new manager (a boutique agency) and a basic re-set in form.
Source: thestar June 30, 2016 20:41 UTC