Beijing: Eugenie Bouchard's comeback match from concussion ended in tears yesterday when dizzy spells forced her to retire from her China Open first-round match against Andrea Petkovic.


Canada's Eugenie Bouchard (right) receives medical attention during her China Open first round women's singles match against Germany's Andrea Petkovic in Beijing yesterday. Pic/AFP

On a day when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also hit by dizziness, Bouchard lasted just 10 games before retiring from her first match since she slipped and banged her head in the locker rooms at the US Open. Bouchard skipped last week's Wuhan Open to continue her recovery, but said she had felt ready for Beijing and was bitterly disappointed to retire.