Eugenie Bouchard was beaten in the first set by Kamilla Rachimova, but later the match provided great emotions. Defending champion Tatjana Maria has ruled out another opponent from the WTA 250 tournament in Bogotá.

Eugénie Bouchard (WTA 327) has reached the Wimbledon final in the past (2014). He reached fifth place in the rankings. She has played little in recent seasons due to health issues. In Bogota, at the start, she easily dismissed Switzerland’s Ylena In-Albon. In the second round, the Canadian lost 0:6, 7:6(7), 4:6 to Kamilla Rachimowa (WTA 90).

Bouchard only scored 14 points in the first set. In the second, she got up to fight and the emotions ran high. The Canadiens took a 3-0 lead before losing three more games. There was no more break and it was a tiebreaker. In this one, Bouchard saved two match points. The former fifth-ranked singles player led the third match, in which there was a break. They were obtained by Rashimov in the 10th game.

The match lasted two hours and 20 minutes. Rachimova scored 34 out of 46 on her first serve. She canceled two of three break points and converted five of seven break points. It was his first confrontation with Bouchard. Rachimowa’s next rival will be Spaniard Sara Sorribes or Colombian Emiliana Arango.

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Defending champion Tatjana Maria (WTA 66) defeated Carolina Alves (WTA 239) 6-2, 6-4. The German needed seven set points to complete the first set. In the second set, the Brazilian from 0:2 equalized at 2:2. Maria again got a two-game advantage (4:2) and this time she kept it.

In an hour and 42 minutes, the German saved four of five break points and used four of 12 break points. She served four aces. Alves committed five double faults. In the quarter-finals, Maria will face the Austrian Sinja Kraus or the Italian Nuria Brancaccio.

Francesca Jones (WTA 817) defeated Carol Zhao (WTA 174) 6-2, 6-1 in 71 minutes. There were 22 double faults in the match, 11 of which were committed by the Canadian. The Briton came back three times, and she used seven of her 10 break chances.

Copa Colsanitas, Bogota (Colombia)
WTA 250, clay, prize pool 259.3 thousand. dollars
Wednesday, April 5

2nd singles round:

Tatjana Maria (Germany, 2) bt Carolina Alves (Brazil, Q) 6-2, 6-4
Kamilla Rachimova (4) v Eugenie Bouchard (Canada, CM) 6-0, 6-7(7), 6-4
Francesca Jones (UK) v Carol Zhao (Canada) 6-2, 6-1

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