CHENNAI: 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-yearold Karman. She stretched her Canadian opponent on numerous occasions but it just wasn't enough to alter the course of the contest.