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MELBOURNE, Australia - Eugenie Bouchard powered into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday as the seventh-seeded Canadian star defeated German Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2, 6-4.The Genie Army of fans, which came together informally at the event a year ago, was back out in force, cheering on the Westmount, Que., native throughout the 78-minute match.The Genie Army started here last year, Im happy they are still alive and strong, she said after breaking her 98th-ranked opponent four times and hitting 20 winners along the way.The first match of a Grand Slam is never easy, Im happy to get through, she said. Im so happy to be back in Melbourne. The support here is crazy.Bouchard broke twice per set in a routine performance against a player who beat her in an entry-level event in 2012.I was happy to start strong, said Bouchard. Conditions were tough, it was a bit windy and shes a good player. I was happy to stay solid, but there are still a lot of things to improve.Bouchard will next face Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who defeated Australian Daria Gavrilova 7-5 (10-8), 5-7, 6-2.Melbourne was the venue for Bouchards breakthrough in 2014, when she reached the final four and duplicated the showing at the French Open before playing in the Wimbledon final.At the All England Club last year, Bouchard became the first Canadian, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam final.Two other Canadian tennis stars make their first appearances at the Australian Open on Tuesday.Eighth-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., faces Illya Marchenko of Ukraine while Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil takes on Sam Querry of the United States. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bernardo Anor scored twice after Marco Di Vaio had given Montreal the lead and the Columbus Crew ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory against the Impact on Saturday. Anor had not scored since getting his first two goals of the season vs. Philadelphia on March 22 but struck with laser precision from distance in the 56th and 75th minutes. Montreal (3-10-5) lost its third straight and Impact coach Frank Klopas said it literally was a case of his players not stepping up. Both Anor goals came from outside the penalty after he found time and space. "I think we could have stepped on him a little bit quicker and we didnt," Klopas said. Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark made five saves and was spectacular in shutting down the Impact after Di Vaios goal in the 35th minute. Clark kept the match level at 1-1 in the 62nd minute with a diving stop of Felipe Martins then followed two minutes later with rapid-fire denials of Di Vaio and a second-chance effort from Andres Romero that brought the sellout crowd of 21,112 in Crew Stadium to their feet. Moments after Columbus (5-8-7) forward Aaron Schoenfeld sent a glancing header off the right post, Clark lunged left to his left for another save on Romero in the 69th minute. "(Anor) scored two fantastic goals but Steve was our man of the match," Columbus coach Gregg Berhalter said. The Impact felt the Crew were ripe for the taking because Columbus was 0-3-4 in its previous seven matches and coming off a loss to Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday while Montreal was idle. "Its games like this you feel youve got to get something out of it," Klopas said. Instead, the Impact fell too 0-6-3 on the road with another away match Thursday at Real Salt Lake.dddddddddddd. "Weve got to get results," said Montreal captain Patrice Bernier. "Theres a short, short window left for us to believe that something can be done. After that, you start thinking maybe next year." Klopas gave Ohio native Evan Bush his first MLS start of the season and third of his MLS career over Troy Perkins. "There are moments in the season when one guys not in the best form and the other guy is," Klopas said. "You have to reward the guy who is." Montreal started well in front of Bush as Di Vaio continued his hot stretch with his fourth goal of the season and third in the past four games. The Impact took advantage of a turnover by defender Michael Parkhurst, who prior to the match was named to the MLS All-Star team that will face Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 in Portland, Ore. Justin Mapp plucked the ball from his feet and fed Di Vaio on the right wing. Di Vaio did the rest from there, faking Costa Rican World Cup defender Giancarlo Gonzalez then driving the ball past Clark from just inside the box. It was the sixth time in 10 home games that the Crew conceded the first goal. Montreals Jack McInerney missed an open look that would have made it 2-0 in the 54th minute and Anor made the Impact pay with his strike from the top of the arc two minutes later and a screaming blast from 25 yards for the victory. "Thats the first time this season that I can say Im at a loss of words," Montreal defender Heath Pearce said. "Of course it feels like since the very first game of the season weve been swimming against the current." 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