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Taiwan Open: Eugenie Bouchard wins opening match

By Harry Floyd

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves during her singles match against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during the 2018 Hobart International at Domain Tennis Centre on January 8, 2018 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves during her singles match against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during the 2018 Hobart International at Domain Tennis Centre on January 8, 2018 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) /
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Action at the 2018 Taiwan Open is underway. Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard takes her opening match against Zhu Lin.

Eugenie Bouchard is looking to gain some momentum at the 2018 Taiwan Open. The Canadian tennis player wins her opening match against Zhu Lin of China.

Winning in three sets, Bouchard takes the meeting 1-6, 7-5, 2-0. Zhu withdrew from the match, retiring in the third set. Up next for Bouchard is Romania’s Ana Bogdan. The two square off for the round of 16 meeting tomorrow in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Bouchard’s early 2018 WTA Tour has seen some ups and downs. A strong run at the Taiwan Open would do wonders for her in the coming weeks. After a solid opening round performance at the 2018 Australian Open, Bouchard found herself face to face with top seeded Simona Halep.

Halep defeated Bouchard in straight sets at Melbourne Park, winning 6-2, 6-2. The top seed would go on to face Caroline Wozniacki in the finals, losing to the new world No. 1. Halep remains in search of her first career Grand Slam singles title.

Eugenie Bouchard is the current world No. 114 in women’s singles tennis.

The biggest surprise so far in Taiwan is third seeded Samantha Stosur seeing an upset in her opening round match. Others such as Bouchard could take advantage of the action this week at the Taiwan Open. In the offseason, Genie made changes to her coaching team and training regimen. Now, she is looking for the hard work to pay off on the 2018 WTA Tour.

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Look for Eugenie Bouchard to be an interesting pick moving forward at the Taiwan Open. The young Canadian takes on her second opponent tomorrow at the WTA Tour international event. A win or deep run this week could help Bouchard break back into the WTA Top 100. Stay tuned to see how all of the action unfolds in Taipei and check back for updates on Genie and others’ progress at the WTA tournament.

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