Wimbledon 2015's First Upset: Eugenie Bouchard Crashes Out in 1st Round
Eugenie Bouchard lost 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 world No. 117 Duan Ying-Ying of China.
Eugenie Bouchard, who reached the Wimbledon final last year, was dumped out in the first round on Tuesday by China's Duan Ying-Ying, the world number 117. This was followed by the defeat of third seed Simona Halep who lost her first round match to Slovakia's Jana Cepelova.
The 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 defeat against the qualifier was 12th seeded Bouchard's 12th loss in her last 14 matches and will see her drop out of the world top 20.
The 21-year-old Canadian was one of the show-stealers at Wimbledon in 2014 where she delighted fans and media with her fondness for pop star Justin Bieber and TV show The Big Bang Theory.
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But she has been in a slump since mid-March, falling in the first round of the French Open and picking up a tournament-ending abdominal injury in the Eastbourne grass-court event.
On Tuesday, she committed 10 double faults and 23 unforced errors against Duan, who had never previously beaten a player inside the world top 75.
The second upset of the day followed soon after when Halep crashed out in her first round match. She was defeated by Cepelova 7-5, 4-6, 3-6.