Eugenie Bouchard defeats German Goerges to advance to French Open third round

PARIS – Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has advanced to the third round of the French Open after a come-from-behind win over German Julia Goerges.

Bouchard dropped the first set but then rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory.

The 18th seed from Westmount, Que., will play either Flavia Pennetta of Italy or Johanna Larsson of Sweden.

Bouchard broke the 107th-ranked Goerges to end the match, taking the victory with 21 winners and conversions on six of 13 break points.

Bouchard broke twice in the second set and began the third with another break of the German as she raced to a 5-0 lead. But she lost serve in the next game after a forehand error.

She immediately recovered a game later, breaking Goerges back and advancing on her first match point.

Bouchard, a semifinalist at the Australian Open, arrived in Paris after her first WTA title last week in Germany. She was eliminated in the second round at Roland Garros last year, her French Open debut.

Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., the only other Canadian remaining in the singles draw, plays Czech Jiri Vesely in the third round later Wednesday.