MELBOURNE, Australia — In a brief career with a craggy trajectory, Eugenie Bouchard is again on the way up, despite a second-round loss at the Australian Open on Wednesday night.
Surprising many, Bouchard, returning from a concussion sustained at the United States Open in September, came here leading the WTA in victories this year with seven. She reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Shenzhen, China, and the final in Hobart, Australia, in the first two weeks of the year.
“I expected to win my first match in April,” said Bouchard, 21, a former top-five player who is now ranked 37th.