WTA Chennai Open | India's campaign in singles ends as Karman Kaur Thandi loses to Eugenie Bouchard

The Canadian won the tiebreaker for the loss of two points to complete the 6-2, 7-6 win in two hours and 13 minutes in front of a boisterous crowd rooting for one of their own. Bouchard’s countrywoman Rebecca Marino, seeded seventh, joined her in the last eight with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa.

In the first match of the evening on SDAT Tennis Stadium’s Centre Court, 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova came from 0-3 down in the first set to upset fifth seed Rebecca Peterson 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 25 minutes and advance to the last eight.

Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino also made her way to the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over sixth seed Qiang Wang.

Results

Linda Fruhvirtova beat Rebeeca Peterson (5) 6-4, 6-2

Nao Hibino (Q) beat Qiang Wang (6) 6-2, 6-3

Eugenie Bouchard beat Karman Kaur Thandi (WC) 6-2, 7-6 (2)

Doubles

Gabriela Dabrowski/ Luisa Stefani (1) beat Katie Swan/ Despina Papamichail 6-4, 6-1

Anna Blinkova/ Natela Dzalamidze beat Lidziya Marozava/ Kaitlyn Christian (2) 5-7, 6-1, 10-8

Peangtarn Plipuech/ Moyuka Uchijima beat Riya Bhatia/ Sharrmadaa Baluu 6-2, 7-5

Olivia Tjandramulia/ Arianne Hartono beat Astra Sharma/ Ekaterina Yashina 6-3, 6-1

Anastasia Gasanova/ Oksana Selekhmeteva beat Ankita Raina/ Rosalie Van Der Hoek 6-1, 6-4