Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., Stacey Fung of Vancouver and Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., all met their match in Mexico on Monday, losing second-day singles showdowns at the Guadalajara Open.
Bouchard, who bounced Renata Zarazua of Mexico City 6-1, 7-6 (4) on Sunday in the WTA 1000 tournament, was beaten by the seventh-seeded Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 in an entertaining match. WATCH | Bouchard falls to Kudermetova: Bouchard looked to have gained momentum late in the second set, but early in the third she required a medical timeout to have her left knee heavily taped.
She continued to battle but appeared limited while lunging for shots. Both players committed numerous unforced errors during the intense two-hour, 49-minute battle.
Fung lost to Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 3-6, 6-2, 0-6 in a match that took one hour, 55 minutes to play. Kostyuk had three aces, seven double faults, 45 receiving points won, and was good on 54 per cent of her first serves.