Following her first-round loss to Shelby Rogers at the 2014 Rogers Cup in Montreal last year, the change of scenery didn’t do much for Eugenie Bouchard as the Canadian crowd favorite suffered her second straight home turf defeat in Toronto on Tuesday.
Playing Belinda Bencic, Bouchard was met by an enthusiastic crowd that was determined to push her favorite along as far as it would take. The atmosphere inside the Aviva Tennis Centre soon went from boiling to freezing though as Bouchard dropped the first set 0-6, much to the surprise of her loyal followers.