The Canadian doubles team of Eugenie Bouchard and Gaby Dabrowski has been knocked out of the Olympic tennis tournament after a three-set loss to the Czech Republic.
Bouchard, 22, of Westmount, Que., and Dabrowski, 24, of Ottawa took the opening set 7-6(4), but dropped the deciding two sets 6-2, 6-4 to Czechs Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova on Tuesday.
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The match proved to be a see-saw battle, most notably in the eight game of the third set.
Bouchard and Dabrowski had several opportunities to break serve down 4-3, but ultimately could not overcome Safarova and Strycova who held on to win the match.
Safarova and Strycova scored a huge victory to open the tournament with an upset win over defending Olympic champions Serena and Venus Williams of the U.S.
Canada still has a shot at a tennis medal in men's doubles with Toronto's Daniel Nestor and Vernon, B.C.'s Vasek Pospisil taking on Italians Fabio Fognini and Andreas Seppi.