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Eugenie Bouchards days of playing lower-tier events and working through qualifying draws appear to be over. The Canadian tennis players first full season on the WTA Tour was a strong one. She has risen to No. 32 in the world rankings and will likely be seeded at the first Grand Slam event of the 2014 season. Bouchard scored some big victories this year and proved she can hang on court with the sports elite. Her next mission is to build on that momentum as she looks ahead to next year. "Ive always believed in my skill," Bouchard said Friday on a conference call. "I think it was just a matter of time for me to get to this level. But then again, I dont want to stay here. "I want to work hard in the off-season and get ready for 2014 and try to improve as fast as I can and even more for next year." At just 19 years of age, Bouchard posted impressive victories this past season over big names like Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic and Sloane Stephens. The young Canadian pushed Venus Williams to three sets last month in Tokyo and reached her first Tour final this month at the Japan Open. Not bad for a player who was ranked No. 144 in the world at the end of the 2012 season. Bouchard was also given heavy promotional treatment at last summers Rogers Cup in Toronto. Her matches were given showcourt attention and she performed admirably in the brighter spotlight. "I do like it, its part of the job," she said. "I think the harder I work and the better I do, that will happen more often." Bouchard doesnt have a specific ranking goal for next season. She simply wants to improve all facets of her game and get stronger by continuing to play the top players on tour. One area where she noticed an improvement of late was her on-court transition from defence to offence. She also feels her mental game is better. "Ive played big matches and gained so much experience," she said. "Ive played on centre court at the French Open, centre court at Wimbledon and at Louis Armstrong (stadium court) at the U.S. Open. Those are big matches and big moments that really have given me a lot of confidence and strength and experience." Bouchard, who is from Westmount, Que., but trains primarily with coach Nick Saviano in Florida, has a 39-24 record this year and earned over US$415,000 in prize money. Her top highlight was beating Ivanovic on Centre Court at the All-England Club, the same venue where Bouchard won the Wimbledon junior title a year earlier. "It was an amazing feeling," she said. "In tennis you cant get a bigger stage than that." Bouchards 2014 campaign will kick off during the holiday season at the Hopman Cup mixed tennis team tournament in Perth, Australia. She will team up with Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., for the Dec. 28-Jan. 4 event before continuing preparations for the Australian Open. Wholesale Yeezy Shop . Right-hander Todd Redmond took the loss. 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The game was the first of two international friendlies that Canada is playing during the international break, with the second game against Slovenia set for Tuesday in Celje. Canada looked uncomfortable defensively throughout the game, and every free kick that came into Canadas penalty box looked like ending up in the back of the net.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kyrie Irving looked ready to slam the ball down in frustration, angry his coach had stopped him when the Knicks couldnt.Everything worked out during that timeout Irving didnt want. David Blatt put the ball right back in his point guards hands, and Irving delivered one last time.Irving scored a season-high 37 points, including a layup with 10 seconds left, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York 90-87 on Thursday night for their season-best fifth straight victory.I saw something different out there, but thats just part of the game, Irving said of his reaction to Blatts timeout. He called timeout, drew up a heck of a play, trusted me with the ball at the end of the game, and were getting used to one another.Irving carried the Cavs most of the game before LeBron James had five straight points late that helped Cleveland pull it out. James finished with 19 points and 12 assists, content to be a passer most of the night because of Irvings play.Spectacular, James said. Any time we needed a bucket, he made it. Any time we needed some energy, he gave it.Carmelo Anthony ended a 4-for-19 night by missing a 3-pointer in the final seconds as the Knicks dropped their sixth straight and fell to 4-16. He scored nine points.For the most part I thought everybody played extremely well tonight, Anthony said. I wish I played better. I know I could have played a little bit better. I just wasnt there for my team offensively tonight.Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points and Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who were trying to surprise the Cavs for the second time this season.But New York, which spoiled James first game back in Cleveland with a 95-90 victory on Oct. 30, couldnt hold on after leading by seven in the final quarter.James nailed his lone 3-pointer in six attempts for an 86-85 lead with 3:54 left, then helped force a turnover and turned it into a fast-break dunk for a three-point lead with 3:25 to go.Stoudemires basket cut it to 88-87, and the teams traded misses until Cleveland had the ball with under a half-minute leeft and Irving dribbling in the frontcourt.ddddddddddddHe said he saw a lane to the right and only 9 seconds left on the shot clock, but Blatt saw something else.Well, Kyrie is doing a lot better when hes playing than when hes coaching, Blatt joked.Irving then made a lefty layup, saying later he trusted Blatt 100 per cent.Kevin Love had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavs, who had averaged 109.8 points in the previous four victories but could never get their offence going in this one — except for Irving.He finished 12 of 18 from the field and bettered the 29 points per game he was scoring at Madison Square Garden, which was his best at any arena.TIP-INSCavaliers: Irving has scored 20 or more points in 10 straight games against the Knicks. ... Blatt was asked if he could learn anything by watching the first matchup, which was his first game as an NBA coach. When I feel like being particularly masochistic, I go back and look at that game, yeah, he said. Given my experience, I try to avoid that whenever I can.Knicks: The Knicks changed their starting lineup again, with Quincy Acy starting at forward and Stoudemire moving to centre. Coach Derek Fisher said Acy, who scored a career-high 15 points, had some of the necessary skills to defend Love. ... Fisher walked all the way to the logo near centre court to call a late timeout after he tried and failed to get one granted in the previous game. ... J.R. Smith was back after missing the last game and almost all the previous one with flu-like symptoms.INJURY UPDATESJames was bothered during the game by right elbow pain, a problem he had experienced in the past, but said he would be OK. A little sore tonight, he said. I dont know why, it hasnt been sore for a while, but Ill be all right tomorrow. ... The Cavs said Mike Miller left the game with 2:28 remaining with concussion-like symptoms and would remain in New York overnight for further examination.UP NEXTCavaliers: At Toronto on Friday.Knicks: At Charlotte on Friday.___Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney ' ' '