Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
By The Canadian Press on August 22, 2023.
NEW YORK – Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and was broken by Bouchard six times on 10 chances. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., will next face 12th seed Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine. Toronto’s Katherine Sebov missed a chance to join Bouchard in the next round, losing 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2 to third seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. Sebov hit into six double faults and faced 13 break points, defending eight. In men’s qualifying, Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 to 22nd seed Dominic Stricker of Switzerland. The opportunistic Stricker converted six of nine break-point chances. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 22, 2023. 9-8
