Chennai Open: Battling Karman falls to wild card Bouchard

It got tight in the second set on a sultry evening but by the end, it was the pedigree of Eugenie Bouchard that came to the fore as she made the quarterfinals of the WTA Chennai Open beating India's Karman Kaur Thandi 6-2, 7-6 (2). The encounter, which lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes, saw a gritty performance from the 24-year-old Karman. She stretched her Canadian opponent on numerous occasions but it just wasn't enough to alter the course of the contest.

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The opening set saw Genie breaking Karman in the opening game of the first set. The Canadian was under pressure in her opening game as her opponent had two break points.

However, Karman failed to convert them and the scoreline read 2-0 in Eugenie's favour. Genie soon raced to a 4-0 lead in the opening set.

Karman finally held her serve in the fifth game of the first set. Eugenie's second ace saw her seal the opening set 6-2 in 48 minutes.

While Eugenie was able to convert 2 out of the 4 break points she had in that set, Karman had three but converted none.