Canadian Press | January 19, 2014 12:17 PM ET
MELBOURNE, Australia — Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian in 22 years to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam on Sunday by beating Casey Dellacqua 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-0 at the Australian Open.
The 19-year-old from Montreal is the first Canadian since Patricia Hy-Boulais at the 1992 US Open to get this far at a major.
Seeded 30th, the victory could move Bouchard to as high as 21st on the WTA rankings. The last Canadian to rank in the Top 30 was Aleksandra Wozniak (week of October 26, 2009 on 30th).
She overcame a slow start to eventually earn the victory in 100 minutes and set up a match with former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic on Tuesday.
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