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Eugenie Bouchard upset in opening match at Miami Open by qualifier Tatjana Maria

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Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns the ball to Kaia Kanepi, of Estonia, during their match at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard was upset Saturday in her opening match 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 Westmount, Que., native, 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.

In the opening stadium match, No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki rallied to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. In men’s play, No. 4 Kei Nishikori defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-1.

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