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GSTAAD, Switzerland – Eugenie Bouchard resists his seventh chance to score in a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over eighth-seeded Viktorija Golubic in a match second round Thursday against Switzerland Open Tennis Tournament
The home and away match was a test for Bouchard, who saved five set points in the second set and seven in total.
After dropping the first set, Golubic broke Bouchard in the third game of the second and built a 5-2 lead. But the Swiss player committed a double fault on her first chance to score and failed to find a way to extend the match to a third set.
Bouchard also had problems taking advantage of his opportunities. The 24-year-old from Westmount, Que., Took a 6-1 lead in the second decisive game, before her opponent saved five match points in a row.
Bouchard will face Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in the quarterfinals Friday.
The Canadian, ranked No. 5 in the world, hopes to bounce back after almost getting away from the top 200 earlier this year. Her ranking was 194 as of June 11, but she went to 146 by entering this tournament after a good performance at Wimbledon that allowed her to survive qualifying and to advance to the second round.
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