Wimbledon: Bouchard moves past Halep to become Canada’s first Grand Slam finalist

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Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon 2014

Eugenie Bouchard went ahead Simona Halep in the tiebreak of the first set and never looked back to reach her first Grand Slam final, thus becoming the first Canadian Grand Slam finalist, and when she jumps to her projected ranking of No.7 on Monday, she will become the highest ranked played from her country ever.

Interestingly, the development of the encounter between seed No.13 Bouchard and seed No.3 Halep progressed quite similarly to the semifinal that finished just before their’s, between Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarovaafter an early exchange of breaks, the match went with serve all the way to the tiebreak and the player who won the tiebreak comfortably won the second set.

Playing her third straight Grand Slam semifinal, Bouchard went a break up right away in the third game, but Halep leveled to 2-2 and after eight holds the Romanian was the first one to lead in the tiebreak, 4-2. That lead was a point after play was briefly suspended at 3-2 when an elderly lady in the stands needed medical attention. Bouchard then held her nerve and recovered from that deficit in the tiebreak to go away with the set in 60 minutes sharp. The second set was straightforwardly hers. Final score: 7-6(5) 6-2.

Bouchard’s last obstacle to the biggest tennis trophy will be Czech Petra Kvitova, who experienced what it feels like to win Wimbledon in 2011. (photo: Moo’s Tennis Blog)

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Marija Zivlak
Marija Zivlak is the founder and editor-in-chief of Women’s Tennis Blog, a trusted source for in-depth coverage of the WTA Tour, tennis fashion, and player insights. Based in Belgrade, Serbia, she has been reporting on women’s tennis for over 18 years and has contributed exclusive fashion articles to the official WTA website. Marija launched Women’s Tennis Blog on March 31, 2007 to provide fans with accurate, engaging, and up-to-date tennis news. Her expertise and deep connections within the sport allow her to offer unique perspectives on tennis trends, gear, and events.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Bouchard really play very well throughout the tournament. I think now she will deserve a single one more win. She creates history for Canada… now hope she will be the first women player to win the Wimbledon title for country.

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