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.
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."