In the second round match, scheduled for tomorrow, the world’s number 23 will play against Johanna Konta of Britain.
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However, Bouchard made a comeback of sorts at the U.S. Open, winning her first three matches before suffering a concussion in a locker room fall before her match against eventual U.S. Open runner-up Roberta Vinci.
It set up a tasty decider but unfortunately for Watson she was broken in the second game, and though she battled well on the Jankovic serve could not prevent her opponent from taking a 3-0 lead.
“I was happy with the things that I was able to control”, said Konta.
Konta, the current world No66 who will rise above Heather Watson in next week’s rankings, was rarely troubled by Azarenka, who is now ranked No23 following a couple of years beset by foot injuries. “I’d like to get over it and move on.’ Can you relate to that a little bit?” “We’ll see what it’s like when I go home”.
However Venus Williams contributed the feel-good story of the day when she celebrated her 700th career win only the ninth player to do so.
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Third seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic edged past Russian Daria Gavrilova (Russia) 6-3 4-6 7-5, but in-form Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic retired against Italy’s Camila Giorgi with a leg injury.
