Eugenie Bouchard loses to Angelique Kerber in second round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Montreal’s Eugenie Bouchard fought off four match points before losing 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber in the second round of the U.S. Open .

Bouchard was unable to match her third-round Wimbeldon showing last month. The teen, ranked 59th in the world, finished with 41 winners and 43 errors against Kerber.

Bouchard broke six times on 14 chances but lost her own serve on seven occasions and committedseven double-faults.

Bouchard saved four match points through winners as she served trailing a set and 3-5 in the third. But a serving error handed Kerber a fifth winning chance, with the German taking the victory on Bouchard’s wide forehand.

After a day of rain on Wednesday, the schedule was jammed for Canadians, with three more taking to the court for second-round matches later.

Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., was playing only her second match since March after last autumn’s shoulder injury, facing a huge task against double Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka.

In the men’s draw, 10th-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., faces Spain’s Pablo Andujar, while Frank Dancevic from Niagara Falls, Ont., takes on Spain’s Tommy Robredo.