(New York) Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the first round of qualifying at the US Open on Tuesday.

Bouchard, 216e world racket, defeated 18-year-old American Katherine Hui 6-2, 6-3 in 74 minutes.

The 29-year-old Westmount native had two aces and no double faults, while Hui had no aces but seven double faults.

Serving for the match at 5-2 in the second set, Bouchard saw Hui extend the suspense by breaking her rival’s serve. However, Bouchard won the next game, ending the encounter by breaking Hui’s serve for the sixth time.

Bouchard has not played in the singles main draw at a major tournament since the French Open in 2020.

Laval resident Alexis Galarneau was also playing his first-round qualifying match on Tuesday. He had an appointment with the Swiss Dominic Stricker.