KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Eugenie Bouchard was upset Saturday at the Miami Open by qualifier Tatjana Maria 6-0, 7-6 (4).
Bouchard, who was seeded No. 6, won less than half her service points, had five double-faults and was broken five times.
The Canadian, a Wimbledon finalist last year, has a 6-4 record this year. Her career record at Key Biscayne fell to 1-3.
Maria, a German ranked 113th, beat a top 10 player for the first time since 2010.
Seven-time champion Serena Williams won her opening match Saturday, beating Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-1.
The match was the first for Williams since she withdrew before the semifinals at Indian Wells last week with a right knee injury.
The two-time defending champion has won her past 13 matches on Key Biscayne. She had a first-round bye and will face 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis in the third round Sunday.
In the opening stadium match, No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki rallied to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. No. 8 Ekaterina Makarova, No. 11 Sara Errani and No. 13 Angelique Kerber also moved into the third round.
Eugenie Bouchard fue eliminada este sabado del abierto de tenis de Miami por Tatjiana Maria 6-0 y 7-6…
bouchard clasificada 6 gano menos de la mitad de sus servicios, cometio 5 faltas dobles y le rompiero el servicio en 5 oportunidades…La Canadiense finalista de Wimbledon el año pasado tiene marca de 6-4 este año, en Miami cayo a 1-3…
Maria jugadora Alemana rankeada en el puesto 113, supera a una top ten por primera vez desde el 2010…
Por su parte la siete veces Campeona en Miami Serena Williams quien no pudo debutar el viernes por la lluvia supero a su rival Monica Niculescu, 6-3 y 6-1…
Se trato del primer partido desde que Serena se retirara en Semifinales en Indian Wells por promeble de rodilla…
Entre las ganadoras de la jornada esta Venus Wiliams que avanzo a tercera ronda, Carolina Wosniacki, Ekaterina Makarova, Sara Errani y Angelique kerber…