May 27, 2015 00:13 IST
Bouchard's woeful run continues with early exit
Canada's
Eugenie Bouchard returns a shot during her women's singles match
against Kristina Mladenovic of France. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty
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Eugenie Bouchard's mediocre run
continued when the sixth-seeded Canadian was knocked out of the French
Open 6-4, 6-4 in the first round by local favourite Kristina Mladenovic
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Bouchard, dubbed the next big thing of women's tennis last year, arrived in Paris having lost six of her last seven matches and there was no improvement on court Suzanne Lenglen.
The Wimbledon runner-up, who had reached the last four at Roland Garros last year, resisted in the opening set but was completely overwhelmed in the second.
Mladenovic, ranked 44th in the world, struggled to handle the pressure after opening a 5-0 lead in the second set but a strong first serve on match point ensured a second-round meeting with either Czech Klara Koukalova or Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.
Dimitrov downed by Sock in first round
Bulgaria's
Grigor Dimitrov leaves the court after he lost his men's singles first
round match against Jack Sock of the United States. Photograph: Clive
Brunskill/Getty Images
