Eugenie Bouchard to make Olympic debut vs. Sloane Stephens at Rio
Posted August 4, 2016 1:46 pm.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (NEWS 1130) – Eugenie Bouchard will make her first Olympic appearance against Sloane Stephens according to a press release from Tennis Canada.
Bouchard, who recently fell in the third round of the Rogers Cup, is very familiar her American opponent.
“I know Sloane well, as I’ve known her since we were 12,” she told Tennis Canada. “She’s playing really well right now so I will just try to play good tennis. It will be a battle for sure. I just want to go out and do as well as I can here.”
Bouchard is also in the women’s doubles competition with Gabriela Dabrowski. The pair’s first challengers will be Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Paula Kania of Poland.
On the men’s side, Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil are the seventh-seeded doubles team and will open against Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand. This will be Nestor’s sixth Olympic appearance. Pospisil is also playing in the singles bracket and will face Gael Monfils of France in his first match.
Play will begin at the Olympic Tennis Centre in on Saturday.
