Svitolina Wins Malaysian Open Title

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  — Second-seeded Elina Svitolina came back to beat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 in the rain interrupted Malaysian Open final on Sunday.
The match finished at midnight local time as rain interrupted play for well over three hours before the 21-year-old won out.
Bouchard and Svitolina were on court for 2 hours 53 minutes between the three rain interruptions before the Ukrainian got a crucial break late in the decisive set to clinch the title.
Svitolina lost the first set in a tight tie-breaker and Bouchard couldn't capitalize on early breaks in the second set.
Despite breaking Svitolina's serve twice early in the second, Bouchard couldn't hold her serve in the eighth and 10th games to lose 6-4 before the final was stretched to midnight due to two long rain interruptions.

Source: WTA Tennis

Bouchard to meet Svitolina in Final of Malaysian Open

Canadian tennis female player, Eugenie Bouchard and ukrainian Elina Svitolina advance in the final of WTA BMW Malaysian Open (K.Lumpur) 2016. Bouchard beats Naomi Broady in straight sets (6-4; 6-3). On the other side, Elina Svitolina defeated chinese Lin Zhu with 2-0 in sets (6-3; 6-3). Tomorrow in final will face Bouchard vs. Svitolina for the no.1 spot in Malaysia.

Eugenie Bouchard Reaches Malaysian Open Semifinals

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

Naomi Broady Defeats Sabine Lisicki to Reach Malaysian Open Semi-Finals

Britain's Naomi Broady has reached a WTA Tour semi-final for the first time in her career after beating Sabine Lisicki in the last eight of the BMW Malaysian Open.

The British No 3 overcame the German third seed 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 7-5 in Kuala Lumpur in a contest which lasted more than two-and-a-quarter-hours.
Broady had a break point in the first game but Lisicki held and went on to establish a 2-0 lead.

Source: SkySports

Lisicki Advances in Quarterfinals of Malaysian Open

German tennis female player Sabine Lisicki advanced in quarterfinals of WTA BMW Malaysian Open (K.Lumpur). She beats Barbora Krejcikova with 2-0 in sets (7-5; 6-3). In quarterfinals Lisicki will face winner of Naomi Broady vs. Zhaoxuan Yang.

Bouchard Reaches Quarters in Malaysia

Eugenie Bouchard easily qualified Wednesday for the quarterfinals of the BMW Malaysian Open at Royal Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur.
Bouchard, who is ranked 52nd in the world and seeded 6th in this tournament, beat Kurumi Nara, 6-1, 6-2 in a little over an hour.
Bouchard will now face the winner of Kai-Chen Chang vs. Cagla Buyukakcay in the next round.

Roberta Vinci Crashes out of Malaysian Open

Italian tennis female player Roberta Vinci got defeated in first round of WTA BMW Malaysian Open (K.Lumpur) by chinese Kai-Chen Chang with 2-1 in sets (7-5; 2-6; 1-6). The chinese Kai-Chen Chang tomorrow will face Cagla Buyukakcay.

Bouchard and Lisicki Advance in Malaysian Open

Canadian tennis female player, Eugenie Bouchard and german Sabine Lisicki advanced in second round of BMW Malaysian Open (K.Lumpur) 2016. Bouchard beats Ling Zhang with 2-0 in sets (6-3; 6-1). On the other side, Lisicki defeated Magda Linette in straight sets (6-4; 7-6). Next round Bouchard will face Kurumi Nara, while Lisicki will meet Barbora Krejcikova.