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Thursday, August 21, 2014

{allcanada} BOUCHARD DRAWS GOVORTSOVA IN FIRST ROUND OF U.S. OPEN

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal will play Olga Govortsova in the first round of the US Open. Govortsova is ranked 120th in the world and has never advanced past the third round of a major.

Bouchard could potentially play third-seeded Petra Kvitova in the quarter-final round. Kvitova defeated Bouchard in straight sets to win the Wimbledon title.

Two-time defending champion Serena Williams will face American teen Taylor Townsend in the first round of the US Open.

The 18-year-old Townsend is a former top-ranked junior player who reached the third round at the French Open this year. She got into her first U.S. Open main draw with a wild card.

Williams could potentially play Wimbledon champion Kvitova or Bouchard in the semifinals after the draw was held Thursday. Second-seeded Simona Halep and fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska are in the other half. Halep could meet five-time major champ Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals.

Bouchard could potentially play third-seeded Kvitova in the quarter-final round. Kvitova defeated Bouchard in straight sets to win the Wimbledon title.

Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic and Australian Open champ Stan Wawrinka could meet in one semifinal on the men's side.

Wawrinka could see fifth-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. in the quarter-final round. Raonic will open his tournament against a yet to be named qualifier.

Second-seeded Roger Federer and fourth-seeded David Ferrer are in the other half. Djokovic could face Andy Murray in the quarterfinals.

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil faces Italy's Simone Bolelli and Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., meets No. 32 Joao Sousa of Portugal.

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