In Bogota (WTA 250) Eugénie Bouchard joined the competition. The Canadian tennis player earned her first victory in the main round of the year. Surprisingly, third seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz was eliminated.

Eugénie Bouchard (WTA 327) is a Wimbledon 2014 runner-up. She was ranked fifth in the past. Health problems have meant that the Canadian has played little in recent seasons. She started 2023 with two launches at the antipodes. She qualified in Auckland and the Australian Open. In New Zealand, she beat Ann Li, but withdrew from the rest of the competition due to food poisoning. In Melbourne, she was eliminated after the first game.

Bouchard is participating in a tournament in Bogota this week. On Monday, she beat Ylena In-Albon (WTA 137) 6-3, 6-2. In 77 minutes, the Canadian defended five of seven break points and used six of 10 break chances. She picked up her first main round win since October last year, when she beat American Kayla Day in Guadalajara.

Bouchard’s next opponent will be Kamilla Rachimova (WTA 90), who won 7-6(3), 6-3 over Raluka Serban (WTA 155). The Cypriot representative squandered the break advantage in both sets. In the first she led 4:2 and in the second 3:0 and had two break points to make it 4:0.

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Laura Pigossi (WTA 101) beat Antonia Samudio (WTA 1077) 6-1, 6-0 in 63 minutes. The Brazilian defended three of her four break points and used all seven break points. The Colombian committed eight double faults.

Nuria Parrizas Diaz (WTA 80) lost 6-7(3), 1-6 to Francesca Jones (WTA 817). In the first set, the Spaniard lost a 3-1 lead. The Briton committed 14 double faults, but used six of her 10 break points. Natalija Stevanovic (WTA 224) defeated Marina Bassols Ribera (WTA 122) 7-6(1), 7-5. In the first set, Serbka came back 3:5.

Copa Colsanitas, Bogota (Colombia)
WTA 250, clay, prize pool 259.3 thousand. dollars
Monday April 3

1st singles round:

Kamilla Rachimova (4) v Raluca Serban (Cyprus) 7:6(3), 6:3
Laura Pigossi (Brazil, 6) – Antonia Samudio (Colombia, WC) 6-1, 6-0
Francesca Jones (UK) v Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Spain, 3) 7-6(3), 6-1
Natalija Stevanović (Serbia, Q) v Marina Bassols Ribera (Spain) 7-6(1), 7-5
Eugenie Bouchard (Canada, CM) – Ylena In-Albon (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-2

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