Eugenie Bouchard of Canada secured a spot in the Malaysian Open semifinals Friday.The Westmount native beat 128nd-ranked Cagla Buyukakcay of Turkey in straight sets 6-1 and 6-4, in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
It took Bouchard, the sixth seed, under one hour and 31 minutes to defeat Buyukakcay.
Eugenie
Bouchard continued serenely its course at the Kuala Lumpur tournament
with a victory in straight sets against the Turkish Cagla Buyukakcay.
Bouchard, the sixth seed, triumphed 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semifinals.
The
climate in the Malaysian capital represented a challenge for many
players this week and they were a physical and mental test for Bouchard.
“It’s
more difficult here. It is very humid in Malaysia,” she
said. “Sometimes I saw four balls instead of one. I continued to fight,
to take the points one at a time and, fortunately, I won in two sets.”
Bouchard will now face the Briton Naomi Broady, who caused a stir by eliminating German No. 3 Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-5. Bouchard won her only career duel against Broady in 2012 in Florida.
In
the other half of the draw, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina will face China’s
Zhu Lin. Svitolina recovered after a difficult start to defeat Slovak
Kristina Kucova 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. Zhu, after qualifying, beat compatriot
Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4.
Source: WTA Tennis
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