MIAMI, FL, USA – Former World No.41 and doubles threat Lucie Hradecka earned her second WTA main draw win of 2016 in emphatic style, striking 29 winners to outlast 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

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Hradecka came into the match with a winning record over the Canadian, but Bouchard had won their most recent match at last year’s BNP Paribas Open. Winning 100% of her first serve points through the opening seven games, Hradecka nonetheless raced out to a 5-2 lead before nerves set in.

“I’m so happy,” she said after the match. “It was definitely a tough match. I started very well and then at the end of the first set, I started to be a little more nervy and tight.”

Hradecka held on for the first set, but Bouchard, who has already reached two WTA finals in 2016 (Hobart, Kuala Lumpur), was buoyed by the late momentum, breaking serve and withstanding pressure from the Czech veteran to level the match.

“When I had 5-4, I served well, but I made a lot of mistakes in the second set and my first serve was not there.”

Hradecka is no stranger to high stakes – especially in doubles, where she’s qualified twice for the WTA Finals with fellow Olympic Silver medalist Andrea Hlavackova.

“Sometimes it’s tough to combine singles and doubles, but for the moment, it’s combining easily!”

She survived serveral long games on serve in the decider before Bouchard buckled in the sixth game, double faulting on break point. The two-time Grand Slam champion made no mistake in converting her second 5-2 lead of the match, clinching the victory on her third match point.

Up next for Hradecka is No.9 seed Roberta Vinci, who reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open before a left foot injury forced her to retire down a set and a break to Magdalena Rybarikova.

“I’ve played against her a few times, but never beaten her. It will be a little bit different because she plays more slice and is very tricky. I have to be consistent in my game, and we’ll see.”

Earlier in the afternoon, Caroline Garcia won a battle of big hitters against Mirjana Lucic Baroni, winning, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. 2014 Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova won her third straight match against Johanna Larsson, recovering from a set down to book a second round encounter with No.4 seed Garbiñe Muguruza, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Christina McHale will be top seed Serena Williams’ opening round opponent; she withstood a tough battle against Misaki Doi, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Vania King’s comeback from a back injury continued when she pushed past a GI illness to defeat qualifier Lourdes Dominguez Lino, 6-4, 6-4, with former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki waiting in the next round. Irina Falconi and Yanina Wickmayer each earned two-set wins over Italians Francesca Schiavone and Karin Knapp, respectively, while big-serving Timea Babos eased past Anna Tatishvili, 7-6(2), 6-2.