Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard through to quarterfinals at Swiss Open
GSTAAD, Switzerland — A resilient Eugenie Bouchard converted on her seventh match-point opportunity in a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over eighth-seed Viktorija Golubic in second-round action Thursday at the Swiss Open tennis tournament.
The back-and-forth match was a test for Bouchard, who saved five set points in the second set and seven overall.
After dropping the first set, Golubic broke Bouchard in the third game of the second and built up a 5-2 lead. But the Swiss player double-faulted on her first set-point chance and couldn’t find a way to extend the match to a third set.
Bouchard also had troubles taking advantage of her opportunities. The 24-year-old from Westmount, Que., raced out to a 6-1 lead in the second tiebreak, only to see her opponent save five straight match points.