CHARLESTON, S. Toronto Blue Jays Gear .C. -- Montreals Eugenie Bouchard couldnt finish off German Andrea Petkovic on Saturday at the Family Circle Cup womens tennis tournament. Bouchard was two games away from recording the win and advancing to her second WTA Tour final. But the ninth-ranked Petkovic rallied for the 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory and hand the 20-year-old Bouchard her third loss in as many head-to-head meetings between the two. Playing her third straight three-set match, Bouchard was just one point away from going ahead 5-2 in the third. But Petkovic broke Bouchard twice down the stretch to advance to her first championship since Washington, D.C., last August where she fell to Magdalena Rybarikova in straight sets. "I think I just hesitated on a few balls and on my chances. Thats not the way I want to play," Bouchard said. "I really want to go for my shots, and when I hesitate, it doesnt end up well for me." Petkovic will face Jana Cepelova, who came back from 4-1 down in a third-set tiebreaker to oust 17-year-old Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7). Petkovic broke down and cried with a towel over her head after the match, happy and relieved that she was again in this position after the past three years dealing with injuries to her ankle, knee and back that caused her to miss nine months on tour. "I was just so relieved and I was proud that I came back from all these injuries, and I never thought that I would play finals in the big tournaments again," said Petkovic, who hadnt gotten past the quarter-finals in her six previous tournaments this season. Petkovic, ranked 40th in the world, calmly analyzed her first-set shortcomings and understood that with a few changes, she could get back in the match. "I wasnt that upset because I felt Genie was playing incredible tennis," she said. "I just lacked that 10 per cent." So Petkovic moved a step closer to the baseline so she could hit deeper forehands and put Bouchard on her heels. Things finally clicked midway through the second set as Petkovic fought off three break points to hold serve and begin her comeback. "I said, Even if I miss more, Im going to have to get the length or shes going to kill me," Petkovic said. Bouchard wasnt done, taking a 4-2 lead in the final set and having a chance to break serve for a bigger lead. But Petkovic hit a pair of crisp serves to win that game and followed by breaking Bouchards serve to tie the set at four games. Petkovic broke Bouchards serve a final time to close out the match on four consecutive points. Bouchard trailed in the third set in her two previous matches before eliminating No. 11 seed Venus Williams in the third round and No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic in the quarter-finals. Against Petkovic, Bouchard says she didnt play as aggressively down the stretch as she had hoped. Petkovics father, Zoran, played college tennis at South Carolina and was among the Gamecocks top players with an 18-8 singles record in 1982. She hopes to give her family more reason to celebrate their connections to the Palmetto State. Andrea Petkovic, whos won two WTA titles at Strasbourg in 2011 and Bad Gastein in 2009, understands shell be expected to easily defeat her untested opponent. "They are super young, so they will come out and play great tennis," she said. "I am 100 per cent sure of that, so I will have it very tough and I will have to fight hard." Blue Jays Jerseys 2019 . -- Pelicans coach Monty Williams does not expect guard Eric Gordon to play in any of New Orleans final five games this season. Cheap Blue Jays Jerseys . They are back to a game above .500 on the year and back to .500 on the road. It was their 10th extra time game of the year, and only the second one that did not got to a shootout. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/ . Campbell, playing on loan with Greek club Olympiacos, found the net with a left-footed shot in the 44th minute off a pass from second-half substitute Jorge Rojas to open the scoring at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson had a lot to live up to when he signed a $60 million, four-year contract with the Mets in the off-season. For much of this year, though, its been a struggle for the three-time All-Star after moving across town. He came through on Monday night, hitting a tying triple off former-Met LaTroy Hawkins and scored two pitches later on Wilmer Flores sacrifice fly to give New York a 3-2 win that stopped the Colorado Rockies four-game winning streak. Things may be looking up for Granderson, who has seven RBIs over his last four games -- hitting .400 during that stretch. Manager Terry Collins believes that the pressure of changing leagues and trying to fulfil a big contract may have gotten to him for a good portion of the season. "It is a little different game, different pitchers and a lot of other things he is not used to," Collins said. "He is swinging the bat good right now and that is good for us." After Lucas Dudas RBI double in the first, Jordan Lyles, Tommy Kahnle, Brooks Brown and Christian Friedrich pitched shutout ball through the eighth. Travis dArnaud doubled leading off the ninth against Hawkins (3-3), who blew a save for the third time in 25 chances. Grandersons triple past right fielder Charlie Blackmon scored pinch-runner Eric Young Jr. Granderson then scored easily ahead of Drew Stubbs off-line throw on Flores fly to centre. Carlos Torres (7-5) pitched a perfect ninth for the Mets, who wore camouflage jerseys as they started a 10-game homestand. Michael Cuddyer tied the score in the second with his seventh home run. Activated before the game, Cuddyer had been on the disabled list since Aug. 24 because of a strained left hamstring, his third DL stint this season. "I was able to get a good pitch to hit and fortunately I didnt miss it," said Cuddyer. Nolan Arenado homered off Vic Blacks changeup on an 0-2 pitch leading off the eighth for a 2-1 lead. "I just threw a bad breaking ball to a guy that is a good hitter," said Black. Mets starter Jonathon Niese allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings, struck out seven and walked one. His curveball was hit or miss at times, but the 6-foot-3 left-hander made pitches when he needed to. Toronto Blue Jays Pro Shop. "There was some that were good and some that were not so good," said Niese. "Fortunately the good ones I was able to get outs on, and the bad ones they did not crush like they probably should have." Lyles gave up one run and three hits in six innings. Mets centre fielder Juan Lagares ran into left-centre and extended to make an outstanding backhand catch to rob Arenado of an extra-base hit with a runner on in the first. Kahnle, a 25-year-old rookie from Latham, New York, pitched a perfect seventh for Colorado. TRAINERS ROOM Rockies: C Wilin Rosario, activated Sunday after a stint on the DL caused by left wrist inflammation, pinch hit in the seventh and remained in the game at catcher. He was 0 for 2. "Im going to ease him in this series," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said before the game. "I look at his situation a little bit different as a catcher." ... Blackmon and 1B Justin Morneau, who leads the NL with a .316 batting average, were not in the starting lineup. "Theyve been going at it pretty good," Weiss said. "It seemed like a good time to give them a day." Mets: 2B Daniel Murphy (strained right calf) is expected to be activated from the 15-day DL on Tuesday, according to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. UP NEXT Rockies: Rookie RHP Christian Bergman (2-2) starts Tuesday and will be looking to win for the third time in four outings since returning from a broken left hand on Aug. 24. Mets: RHP Jacob deGrom (7-6) faces Colorado for the first time. He has not allowed an earned run in 14 innings. EXTRA, EXTRA The Mets had six hits in the game, all for extra bases, marking the first time in franchise history that they had five or more hits and no singles. KEEPING SCORE According to the Elias Sports Bureau, tonights matchup was Howie Karpins 900th regular season game as official scorer -- dating back to September 13, 1998, at Yankee Stadium. A long-time fixture in New York-area press boxes, Karpin has also been the official scorer for three World Series games as well as the 2013 All-Star Game held at Citi Field. ' ' '