China Open 2015: Monday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule
Eugenie Bouchard was left in tears as she was forced to retire from her Round 1 match on Monday at the China Open.
The Canadian was noticeably distraught as she had to pull out, with the scoreboard reading 6-2, 1-1 in favour of Andrea Petkovic. Dizziness was cited as the reason for her withdrawal.
It was also a tough day for Jo Wilfried-Tsonga, as he suffered similar problems during a shock, straight-sets loss to Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer.
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Here’s a look back at the best of the action from Beijing and the results in full from Monday’s matches.
| Men's Singles | ||
| Round 1 | David Goffin (7) bt. Andreas Seppi | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Round 1 | Andreas Haider-Maurer bt. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7-6 (4), 6-2 |
| Round 1 | Fabio Fognini bt. Martin Klizan | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Round 1 | Lukas Rosol bt. Aljaz Bedene | 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 |
| Round 1 | Jack Sock bt. Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Round 1 | Ze Zhang bt. Denis Istomin | 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 |
| Round 1 | Viktor Troicki bt. (5) Milos Raonic | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Women's Singles | ||
| Round 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova bt. Sloane Stephens | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Round 2 | (15) Roberta Vinci bt. Alison Van Uytvanck | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Round 2 | (7) Carla Suarez Navarro bt. Monica Puig | 7-6 (1), 6-2 |
| Round 2 | (14) Madison Keys bt. Kateryna Bondarenko | 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| Round 2 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova bt. (16) Elina Svitolina | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
| Round 2 | (4) Agnieszka Radwanska bt. Mona Barthel | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| Round 1 | (13) Andrea Petkovic bt. Eugenie Bouchard | 6-2, 1-1 (Ret) |
| Round 1 | Samantha Stosur bt. Monica Niculescu | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Round 1 | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni bt. Irina-Camelia Begu | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Round 1 | (11) Belinda Bencic bt. Madison Brengle | 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 |
Bouchard and Tsonga Suffer with Dizziness
It’s been a hugely disappointing year for Bouchard, and her poor fortune continued in Beijing as she was forced to retire during her clash with Petkovic.
As reported by Lucy Maxwell of Yahoo, the 21-year-old suffered a concussion at the U.S. Open earlier in the year following a fall. Bouchard was forced to withdraw from her Round 4 match in that competition, and it seems as though she’s still feeling the effects of the trauma.
As we can see here, courtesy of Jeff Donaldson of the Tennis Island, Petkovic was quick to offer some consolation to her troubled opponent:
Petkovic revealed the details of her conversation with Bouchard afterward, per Talek Harris of AFP (h/t Yahoo):
"I just asked her what happened, and she told me that she felt very dizzy.
Then I asked if it was the same, if it still was the concussion. She said, yeah, it tends to come back when she gets physically very active. I just said I feel it's really bad luck because I thought she was playing so well again.
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After enjoying a wonderful 2014, in which she made it to the Wimbledon final, Bouchard has found form and fitness hard to come by this year. Hopefully, we’ll see her get the requisite recuperation in the coming weeks and back to her very best once again in 2016.
Earlier on in the day on the women’s side of the draw, there were wins for U.S. Open runner-up Roberta Vinci, seventh seed Carla Suarez Navarro and American prodigy Madison Keys.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova knocked out Keys' compatriot Sloane Stephens in a mammoth three-set clash that lasted more than two hours.
In the men’s draw, there was a massive shock in the first match of the day, as Tsonga was knocked out by Haider-Maurer. Having lost the first set, the Frenchman was forced to call a medical timeout in the second stanza to take medication and have his heart rate checked. Eventually, he succumbed to a 7-6 (4), 6-2 defeat.
The pollution levels in Beijing were rated as “very unhealthy” on Monday, but Tsonga refused to use that as an excuse for his defeat, per Harris:
"You know, nothing in me can calculate if it's enough oxygen for me or not. I just play tennis. Today I had an opponent, he was just better than me today.
I was like, dizzy. It came just like this, on one run. After one run, I went back to play a return and I feel a little bit dizzy. But I hope it's nothing important.
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Later on in the day, Milos Raonic was knocked out in surprise circumstances, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Viktor Troicki.
After winning the St. Petersburg Open last time out, there were big things expected of Raonic in China, with the Canadian seeded fifth. But his big serve was dealt with well by Troicki, who showcased excellent defence and a clinical instinct when his chances did eventually materialise.
After Bouchard’s exit and the elimination of the top two women’s seeds—Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova—on Sunday, the women’s draw has really opened up. With neither Serena Williams nor Maria Sharapova competing, there’s a brilliant opportunity for a player to make her name at this illustrious tournament.
Novak Djokovic will take some stopping in the men’s draw, as he eyes up a sixth win in this tournament. The world No. 1 begins his China Open on Tuesday with a clash against Simone Bolelli, while Rafa Nadal will also get going, tackling wild-card Di Wu.
Full results and updated schedule for the men's draw are available via the ATP website.
Full results and updated schedule for the women's draw are available via the WTA website.
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