Canadian Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Rogers Cup following her opening match defeat for the second straight year though she called this defeat a "step in the right direction."
Bouchard lost to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 on centre court at Aviva Centre. Nevertheless, she was pleased with her performance battling back from an early deficit.
"It's easy to let yourself get negtive when you lose a couple of matches in a row or you know your body's not feeling great," Bouchard said.
"It's easy to let yourself get negtive when you lose a couple of matches in a row or you know your body's not feeling great," Bouchard said.
"It's definitely been a tough road. And I feel like I'm at least not going downwards anymore. I'm trying to go on the right path.
"I feel like I can be close to performing well on the court, and it's just been a long, patient kind of battle, and I feel like I'm close to turning it around."
"I was able to raise my game, and I think it was pretty competitive out there after that first set," Bouchard said. "I was fighting on every single point up until the end, and at the end of the day that's all I can ask for."
Bencic moves on to face fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. The 20th-ranked player in the world praised Bouchard for how she responded in the second set.
"It was a really big fight," Bencic said.
"I feel like I can be close to performing well on the court, and it's just been a long, patient kind of battle, and I feel like I'm close to turning it around."
"I was able to raise my game, and I think it was pretty competitive out there after that first set," Bouchard said. "I was fighting on every single point up until the end, and at the end of the day that's all I can ask for."
Bencic moves on to face fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. The 20th-ranked player in the world praised Bouchard for how she responded in the second set.
"It was a really big fight," Bencic said.
"It's not like I really choked or something. She really played well that moment."
"I think the losses are completely different," Bouchard said.
"I think the losses are completely different," Bouchard said.
"I was in a completely different situation last year compared to this year. I feel like I handled myself really well tonight, and you know, better than I did last year coming into that Montreal tournament. So I'm proud of that."
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