Republished July 29, 2019 - 6:57 PM
Original Publication Date July 29, 2019 - 5:36 PM
WASHINGTON - Canada's Brayden Schnur was bounced from the Citi Open on Monday, falling in the first round against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in straight sets.
The 24-year-old from Pickering Ont., hung around, but Tsonga and his serve were too much for Schnur as the Frenchman took the match 6-4, 7-6(2).
The veteran Tsonga smashed 18 aces, compared to Schnur's two, in a match that went one hour 28 minutes.
Schnur got into the ATP 500 tournament in Washington as a qualifier.
Meanwhile, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard suffered her latest defeat after being dropped in straight sets by American Lauren Davis.
Davis only needed 59 minutes to beat the Westmount, Que., native 6-1, 6-2.
The 25-year-old Bouchard, ranked No. 114, has lost eight matches in a row and hasn't won since the opening round of the Dubai tennis championship back in February.
Schnur became the fourth Canadian man to enter the top 100 rankings in mid-July, jumping 15 spots to No. 97 after making the final of the Winnipeg Challenger event. He entered Washington No. 99.
Canadians Milos Raonic and Felix Auger-Aliassime are also scheduled to play in the Citi Open. They received first-round byes.
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