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Eugenie Bouchard, Vasek Pospisil open their French Open campaigns Tuesday
PARIS – At the appointed hour of 3 p.m., interested parties trooped over to Court 12, in the back part of the complex right behind Court Suzanne Lenglen, a practice court that has barriers so the fans can't completely surround it. The same court she practiced on Sunday.
No Genie Bouchard. Not even for a nano-second.
It turned out Bouchard practiced at an alternate site earlier in the day (sometimes, this is top-secret information; other times, it's fairly easy to find out) and was already back at her hotel by then. Meanwhile, Vasek Pospisil may have done the same; he didn't have any practices scheduled on site Monday.
There's probably no hidden message of concern with these developments; players regularly book practice courts and fail to show. Sometimes top players with injury concerns choose to practice in private, but in that case they don't book courts. Bouchard certainly has looked healthy in her practices, although she hasn't played particularly well.
Tuesday's first-round matchup between Bouchard and French dynamo Kristina Mladenovic is scheduled as the fourth and final match on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the second-biggest court on the grounds with a capacity of about 10,000.
That's about 10,000 people who will be doing the "hola" (the French wave - yes, it's still a thing here) and cheering on their countrywoman with a few French Bouchard fans, Bouchard boyfriend Jordan Caron, coach Sam Sumyk and an assorted few others going for the Canadian.
It's a big challenge, and Bouchard will have all day to think about it, too; the fourth match on Suzanne Lenglen Monday (Sloane Stephens vs. Venus Williams) began after 7 p.m. Paris time, and the first three didn't go particularly long – i.e., no five-setters.
Meanwhile, let's flash back to Bouchard from Sunday's practice, where we noted the presence of a couple of fellows.
First was Grigor Dimitrov, who came on Court 12 when Bouchard and Andrea Petkovic were done to practice with Andy Murray.
A very friendly exchange between the two (and NO, we're not starting rumours here - there were no kisses hello or anything, just chit chat. And Bouchard's boyfriend was just a few yards away. And Andrea Petkovic got there first. And EVERYONE loves Dimitrov, because he's such a nice, pleasant fellow – including his girlfriend Maria Sharapova).
Ever the gentleman, Dimitrov handed Bouchard two of her towels as he cleaned up the bench space for his practice. Perhaps they revisited their promotional helicopter ride at that tournament in Acapulco last year. Or discussed the condition of the clay on Court 12. Or climate change.
As she walked off the court, Bouchard found hockey player boyfriend Caron, who has been traveling with her since Madrid, through Rome and now Paris (pretty decent tour of the world capitals during the hockey off-season, we'd say). For those following their romance, no, they didn't kiss hello, either. Maybe it was the presence of the media. :-)
And here some shots of the actual tennis playing, against Petkovic.
The next time Bouchard plays points, it will be for real. And it will be for the first time in 13 days, since that dramatic third-set tiebreak defeat to Carla Suarez Navarro in Rome.
Meanwhile, she also has signed up for mixed doubles with veteran Max Mirnyi of Belarus. They drew No. 2 seeds Mike Bryan and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. in the first round, so that might be a quick one-and-done.
The last time Bouchard tried to play mixed doubles was at the Australian Open a year and a half ago, when she reached the singles semi-finals. She originally was supposed to play with Bernard Tomic. But he ended up having hip surgery. Then, she was ready to play with Nick Kyrgios. But after some scheduling delays, her run in singles and her third round in women's doubles, she pulled the plug.
Pospisil will play promptly at 11 a.m. Tuesday on Court 3, which is a nice intimate court. If the French fans knew he spoke pretty good French (and had a French coach and physio), they would be firmly on his side against Joao Sousa of Portugal. So get the word out.
