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Eugenie Bouchard in action at the WTA 125K Chicago

By Harry Floyd

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 30: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves during her women's singles second round match against Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic on Day Four of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 30: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves during her women's singles second round match against Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic on Day Four of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /
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Eugenie Bouchard is in action on Wednesday at the WTA 125K Chicago. She is coming off of a round of 64 loss at the US Open.

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard is looking to bounce back this week at the WTA 125K Chicago. The WTA event is one of a series of 11 tournaments put on throughout the year. Bouchard squares off against Kristie Ahn first in Chicago.

Ahn is a 26-year-old qualifier at the tournament. She wins her first qualifying match in straight sets, before fighting through a three-set thriller to meet Bouchard in the main draw.

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At this year’s US Open, Bouchard made it through qualifying, winning each of her matches in straight sets. She then went on to defeat Harmony Tan 6-3 6-1 in her first round match. Genie would ultimately fall to Markéta Vondroušová in her next match. Vondroušová reached the round of 16 before losing to Lesia Tsurenko.

Eugenie Bouchard takes on Kristie Ahn at the WTA 125K Chicago on Wednesday. The Canadian tennis player is seeking a bounce back run after her second round loss at the 2018 US Open.

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Despite the tough round of 64 loss for Eugenie Bouchard at the US Open, she fared relatively well for how she’s been playing this year on the WTA Tour. Genie has seen ups and downs throughout the past several years on tour. Seeing qualifying success at both the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open could help to motivate Bouchard moving forward. Elsewhere at the US Open, defending champion Sloane Stephens sees an upset during her quarterfinals match. Early on at the grand slam, top seed Simona Halep also saw what may be the biggest upset of the entire tournament. Stay tuned to see how Bouchard fares in Chicago and how the remainder of the action at the US Open unfolds this month.

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