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MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Eugenie Bouchard had to battle in the opening set, but she hit her winning stride in the second to defeat Caroline Garcia of France 7-5, 6-0 on Friday for a place in the fourth round of the Australian Open. The seventh seed from Westmount, Que., will next play the unseeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania (42nd), who beat Germanys Carina Witthoeft (104th) 6-4, 6-4 later Friday. Bouchard made her breakthrough in Melbourne a year ago, reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal and duplicating that showing four months later in Paris before playing the Wimbledon final. The 20-year-olds win over the 36th-ranked Garcia made amends for a loss to the French player last year in Acapulco. I wasnt playing great tennis in the first. I feel like she was putting some pressure on me and I really didnt feel like I got a rhythm, said Bouchard. But Im happy that I just kept going. Even if it wasnt going so well, I was able to turn it around. So, I loosened up a bit and started going for my shots and playing my game, which is what I need to do more. Probably taking a bit of time away from her stepping in. Though she will not be facing a seed in the next round, Bouchard remains on guard against any potential upset threat in her weekend fourth-round test. Every player here is really good. Its the fourth round of a Grand Slam. Anyone you play will be super-tough, she said. Ill be ready for a battle, Ill try to play my game and have some fun also. Bouchard earned her win over Garcia with a performance witnessed by her several-dozen strong singing, chanting Genie Army fans, all wearing matching maple leaf t-shirts. She finished the match in 78 minutes. The opening set turned into a struggle for both women, with six breaks of serve. Bouchard struck a key blow in the marathon sixth game which lasted nearly a quarter of an hour and did not end until Bouchard converted on a seventh break point as Garcia netted a backhand for 3-all. But moments later, Bouchard was on the back foot after losing serve, only to get it back in the next game and square the set at 4-4. Bouchard broke in the 12th game to claim the 56-minute set, as Garcia sent a forehand wide. The momentum completely shifted in the second set as Bouchard suddenly became untouchable, winning the contest on her second match point. I just tried to stay calm, Bouchard said. I knew that I would hopefully find my groove at some point. Kept going, going, tried to stay with her on her service games. I was telling myself to be ready for anything and try to get a rhythm even though it was hard. Finally it clicked a little bit and I was able to roll. Ben Heller Yankees Jersey . -- Even as Chris Paul remained evasive about his future, he did what team leaders are expected to do. Mel Stottlemyre Jersey .85 million contract with the two-time Gold Glove outfielder. Parra earned his second Gold Glove last season when he set a club record with 17 outfield assists. https://www.cheapyankees.com/1961g-chad-green-jersey-yankees.html ., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in womens competition Sunday at the ISU world junior figure skating championships. Cameron Maybin Jersey .com) - P.K. Subbans power-play goal 4:08 into overtime sent the Montreal Canadiens into the All-Star break with a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Breyvic Valera Jersey . -- Colin Kaepernick insists he just happened to pull on a pair of socks with dollar bill prints all over them Wednesday morning -- before he learned he had struck a new fortune with the San Francisco 49ers.Taipei, Taiwan (SportsNetwork.com) - Inbee Park and Shanshan Feng both opened with 8-under 64s on Thursday and they share the lead after the opening round of the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship. Park reclaimed the No. 1 in the world rankings on Monday. She has two wins this season and has finished in the top 10 in each of her last seven starts. Feng earned her fourth LPGA Tour title three weeks ago at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. So Yeon Ryyu had two birdies and an eagle on the first four holes around the turn to grab the lead at 9-under, but she finished bogey, double-bogey.dddddddddddd. Ryu posted a 6-under 66 at Miramar Golf Country Club and she is tied for third place with Line Vedel, Haru Nomura and Ssu-Chia Cheng. Stacy Lewis, who dropped to second in the world rankings, carded 5-under 67 and was joined there by Eun-Hee Ji and I.K. Kim. MORE TO FOLLOW. ' ' '