Tennis Canada – She will be replaced by Robillard-Millette

Bratislava, April 11, 2016 – Tennis Canada announced Monday that Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC) will miss Canada’s Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II playoff tie against Slovakia in Bratislava this weekend due to the abdominal injury she suffered in Charleston last week. The world no. 46 will be replaced on the Canadian team by 17-year-old Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) who will join Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC), Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON), and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC).

“I am disappointed that I won’t be a part of the team, I was looking forward to defending my country’s colours and joining my teammates in Slovakia,” said Bouchard. “However, I need to take the time to heal my injury. I wish our team the best of luck.”

Bouchard sustained a left abdominal injury last week in Charleston. She was forced to retire from her second round match against Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino.

This is Robillard-Millette’s second Fed Cup nomination. She made her debut last year in Quebec City against the Czech Republic. The 17-year-old will be arriving from China where she finished third at the prestigious ITF Junior Masters over the weekend.  

About Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 101 nations entered in 2016. The competition is 53 years old having been founded in 1963. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Fed Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and Betway (Official Betting Sponsor). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on www.fedcup.com, www.fedcup.com/es,www.twitter.com/fedcup, www.facebook.com/FedCup, www.Weibo.com/fedcupofficial and www.fedcup.tv.
 
About Tennis Canada

Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, 10 professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports 12 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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