Hometown player Eugenie Bouchard has to play qualifying, not handed wildcard for Canadian Open

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Friday, 21 July 2023 at 02:30
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Eugenie Bouchard did not receive a wild card for the 2023 Canadian Open and will have to play the qualifying rounds in her home tournament.

The 29-year-old tennis player dropped out of the top 100 in July 2019 and has since experienced a consistent decline in the rankings. However, in recent months, she has earned important points that have helped her climb slightly in the rankings, currently sitting at her best position since 2021 as world No. 215.

Injuries have prevented Bouchard from competing regularly on the WTA tour in recent years, and she has never fully regained the level that led her to the semifinals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2014, as well as the final of Wimbledon, where she was defeated by the Czech player Petra Kvitova.

The Twitter account of Omnium Banque Nationale, the name of the Canadian Open, announced that three Canadian players will participate in the qualifying rounds: Katherine Sebov, Carol Zhao, and former world No. 5, Eugenie Bouchard.

“Three Canadian tennis players will make a splash on the courts during the #OBN23 qualifiers in Montreal! Eugenie Bouchard - Currently holds her highest ranking since October 2021. See them in action on August 5 and 6.”

Eugenie Bouchard participated in the main draw of the Canadian Open nine times in a row between 2011 and 2019. She also played in the qualifying rounds three times, from 2008 to 2010, but she was unable to advance past the first round of qualification on any of those occasions.

For this year's tournament, the organization awarded wild cards to three Canadian players, all of whom are within the top 100 rankings. This ensures the participation of former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, and former world No. 38 Rebecca Marino.

In addition to the Canadian players, two former world No. 1 players received wild cards: Venus Williams, a 7-time Grand Slam champion, and Caroline Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open champion. Wozniacki's inclusion is particularly notable as she will be making her return to the WTA tour after three years since her retirement.

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