Eugenie Bouchard retires in French Open qualifying

The Eugenie Bouchard retired after trailing Dalila Jakuopovic of Slovenia 6-0, 2-1 in the first round of French Open qualifying on Wednesday.

Native of Westmount, Que., was trailing Dalila Jakuopovic 6-0, 2-1

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Eugenie Bouchard, seen here at the Miami Open in March, retired from French Open qualifying Wednesday and is now ranked 167th in the world. (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)

Eugenie Bouchard's rough ride is showing no signs of slowing down.

The Canadian tennis star retired after trailing Dalila Jakuopovic of Slovenia 6-0, 2-1 in the first round of French Open qualifying on Wednesday.

Now ranked 167th in the world, Bouchard is well outside a spot that would earn her direct entry into a Grand Slam.

The 24-year-old native of Westmount, Que., has experienced a steady tumble since reaching No. 5 in the world in 2014, highlighted by an appearance in the Wimbledon final.

Meanwhile, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga upset top qualifying seed Vera Lapko of Belarus 6-4, 7-5 in another first-round qualifying match. Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill dropped a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 decision to Francesca Schiavone of Italy.

In men's second-round action, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime meets Spain's Jaume Munar later Wednesday.

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