Eugenie Bouchard capitalized on the retirement of Sara Sorribes-Tormo as she led 6-1 4-1 in the first round of qualifying in Madrid on Monday to take her just one match closer to a main draw.
Sun Westmount is now 1-2 in her career against the Spaniard, who was trying to make a comeback after suffering a serious foot injury. The local favorite was the thirteenth seed in the qualifying table.
The 29-year-old Quebecer will face American Elisabeth Mandlick, racket No. 147 in the WTA, in the next round. They did not face each other in the professional ranks.
The 2014 Wimbledon runner-up is trying to become the fourth Maple Leaf representative to make the main draw, after Bianca Andreescu, Lela Annie Fernandez and Rebecca Marino.
Andreescu, seeded No. 23 in the Madrid tournament, reached the second round, while Fernandez will face a first-round date with 15-year-old Russian Mira Andreeva. As for Marino, she will face Chinese Lin Zhou.
Bouchard, ranked 285 in the world, lost in the second round of the Oeiras tournament in Portugal last week.
