Tatjana Maria defeats Eugenie Bouchard in round one of the Korea Open

Eugenie Bouchard got another chance to play some WTA tennis but the Canadian was beaten by Tatjana Maria in a close match 7-6(5) 7-6(5).

The Canadian had a decent stay in Chennai and hope to bring the same level to Korea and she did but she was beaten by a player who was slightly better. It was a very tough draw for her because Maria is far better than her ranking but she is missing her points from Wimbledon hence why the ranking. It was a very long match lasting over two hours despite being only two sets.

Bouchard was better early but she squandered the only break chance in the opening set. We saw a close tiebreak with Maria having the upper hand for the majority of it and finishing it off 7-5. The second set was a bit more interesting. The German jumped out to an early 3-1 lead but Bouchard broke back straight away.

The Canadian saved a couple of more break points and actually took a 5-4 lead squandering a set point in the next game. After that, we ended up in a another tiebreak and this time around it was Maria again who proved better. The score was the same 7-5.