Bouchard on reasoning behind retirement - "To avoid a really big injury"

Eugenie Bouchard retired down a set against Anhelina Kalinina in Cluj-Napoca and it was to avoid a big injury.

Bouchard did not play a really good match today and it was cut short when she retired from it after Kalinina took the set 6-3. She revealed after the match it was to prevent a big injury as she pulled her hip flexor days before the match:

”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 in practice. I tried everything to be ready for this match.

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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."

She continued:

"So, to avoid a really big injury, I figured it would be best to retire. I absolutely hate retiring, and I wish I could've done better here in Romania. But, I hope to be back."

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