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Genie Bouchard Sustains Head Injury After Fall, Withdraws from Doubles and Mixed Doubles at US Open
Genie Bouchard is out of the women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the US Open after falling and sustaining a head injury, the tournament announced Saturday.
It remains unclear if Bouchard will continue playing in singles. The Canadian is due to play Roberta Vinci Sunday in the Round of 16 in a late afternoon match in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
“Following the competition [Friday] evening, Ms. Bouchard slipped and fell in the locker room and sustained a head injury,” US Open Tournament Director David Brewer announced. “The severity of the injury was and continues to be assessed by the on-site medical personnel at the US Open. The medical staff has recommended that Ms. Bouchard withdraw from today’s competitions, and Ms. Bouchard is following that advice. No determination about competing in the singles competition has been made at this time. Ms. Bouchard will continue with medical evaluation and treatment for the remainder of the day. An update on her condition will be provided later today.”
Bouchard broke out in 2014, reaching the Wimbledon final and the semifinals of two other majors.
After struggling through much of 2015, she began working with Jimmy Connors, a five-time US Open champion, and has been playing well enough to reach the final 16 here.
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
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Genie Bouchard is out of the women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the US Open after falling and sustaining a head injury, the tournament announced Saturday.
It remains unclear if Bouchard will continue playing in singles. The Canadian is due to play Roberta Vinci Sunday in the Round of 16 in a late afternoon match in Louis Armstrong Stadium.
“Following the competition [Friday] evening, Ms. Bouchard slipped and fell in the locker room and sustained a head injury,” US Open Tournament Director David Brewer announced. “The severity of the injury was and continues to be assessed by the on-site medical personnel at the US Open. The medical staff has recommended that Ms. Bouchard withdraw from today’s competitions, and Ms. Bouchard is following that advice. No determination about competing in the singles competition has been made at this time. Ms. Bouchard will continue with medical evaluation and treatment for the remainder of the day. An update on her condition will be provided later today.”
Bouchard broke out in 2014, reaching the Wimbledon final and the semifinals of two other majors.
After struggling through much of 2015, she began working with Jimmy Connors, a five-time US Open champion, and has been playing well enough to reach the final 16 here.
