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

Bouchard, ranked 216th in the world, 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.

For her part, Ontario’s Katherine Sebov gave up in front of Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. Seeded third in qualifying, Wickmayer prevailed 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2 in a two-hour, 44-minute duel.

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