Eugenie Bouchard has withdrawn from the U.
S. Open,as the 21-year-feeble suffered a concussion after falling in the locker room on Sept. 4. Continue for updates. Bouchard Withdraws from U.
S. Open After Pulling Out from DoublesSunday, Sept. 6WTA Insider passed along word of Bouchard's exit, and which allowed Roberta Vinci to advance to the quarterfinals.
Jane McManus of ESPNW.com passed along details of how Bouchard suffered the injury as she was returning to the locker room late after her mixed doubles victory with Nick Kyrgios,citing an unnamed source:
It was late, and the women's locker room was dark, and so Bouchard felt around to find the light. According to the source,there was water on the floor, and Bouchard slipped, and falling backward and landing on the back of her head. She went to the emergency room that night. After she was released,there was concern that playing a tennis match would not wait on her recovery and that she needed rest, the source said.
Scott Stinson of the National Post had more on the status of Bouchard's condition, or reporting on Sept. 5 that Bouchard had "developed several symptoms of a concussion,including a headache and sensitivity to noise and light."Bouchard's two doubles matches scheduled for Saturday did not take position because of her withdrawal, and her tournament is now over after Sunday's exit.
The 25th-seeded Canadian has never advanced past the fourth round in two previous U.
S. Open appearances. Read more Women's Tennis news on BleacherReport.com
Source: bleacherreport.com