For the first time since January 2013, Eugenie Bouchard won't be playing in a Grand Slam.
Bouchard fell to Slovenia's Dalila Jakupović, 6-0 2-1, before retiring due to injury in their first-round qualifying meeting. The 24-year-old played in each Grand Slam spanning across the last five years, with her last qualifying loss coming at the Australian Open qualifiers when she was making her women's draw debut. Bouchard's match against Jakupović Tuesday proved to be her latest mishap.
Bouchard wasn't able to win or steal a game from Jakupović in the first set. Jakupović quickly took a substantial lead over the Canadian and ultimately closed out the first set leading 6-0. Bouchard committed 11 unforced errors in the set with only five winners.
A nightmare for @geniebouchard who retires with injury at @rolandgarros 🤕
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The second set was no different than the first. She struggled with her opponent, making seven unforced errors within three games. After trailing Jakupović 2-1, Bouchard called over her trainers. She appeared to injure herself during the match and walked off the court holding her left side thus ending her brief run at Roland-Garros.
Bouchard was one of four Canadians attempting to enter the French Open's main draw. But after Bouchard, Carol Zhao and Françoise Abanda all fell in their respective first round qualifying matches; Bianca Andreescu is the lone Canadian standing on the women's side. She defeated No. 1 ranked Belarus' Vera Lapko in straight sets to advance to the second round. Andreescu needs two more wins — starting against Viktoriya Tomova — to play in her first career women's Grand Slam.