NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska survived a second-set comeback bid from Eugenie Bouchard to advance to the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Open Tuesday.

The 10th-ranked Radwanska, who won the title in New Haven last year, defeated Bouchard 6-3, 7-5 in 1 hour, 45 minutes. The Polish veteran is 4-0 in her career against the Canadian, who needed a wild card to enter the tournament.

Bouchard fought off two match points but was broken while serving to force a tiebreak.

“ expected this kind of match,” Radwanska said. “I think she seems better now than a few months ago, playing more consistent.

“I’m feeling much better than in the beginning of the year. I’m not struggling with my health anymore so I feel strong. I feel better and more confident on court as well so that is helping.”

Also advancing were Australia’s Daria Gavrilova, who needed 2 hours, 12 minutes to defeat Timea Babos of Hungary 7-5, 7-6 (6), and Elise Mertens of Belgium, a straight-sets winner over Russia’s Daria Kasatkina. No. 8 seed Peng Shuai of China eliminated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia with a 6-2, 6-3 victory, and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro moved into the second round when Slovakia’s Jana Cepelova retired in the second set of their match.

The Connecticut Open is the final women’s tuneup for the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday.

Zvonareva advances

Former US Open runner-up Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat China’s Xinyun Han 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Monday to advance in the qualifying rounds for this year’s US Open.

The 32-year-old Zvonareva has not played in the main draw of a Grand Slam event since the 2015 Australian Open. In 2010, she lost the Wimbledon final to Serena Williams and the US Open final to Kim Clijsters.

Zvonareva returned to competitive tennis this year after a two-year hiatus, during which she got married and gave birth. She would need to win two more qualifying matches to be assured a spot in the main draw.

On the men’s side, Denis Shapovalov of Canada advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Denis Kudla. The 18-year-old Shapovalov recently defeated Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal in the Rogers Cup before losing to eventual champion Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.

Tomic to play US Open

Bernard Tomic is set to return to tennis at the US Open, ending an extended absence from the game that has seen the Australian’s world ranking plummet to 146, local media reported.

The 24-year-old, once touted a future top 10 player, has not played since Wimbledon where he caused an uproar by declaring himself “bored” with the game after a listless first round defeat to Mischa Zverev.

He sparked further condemnation last month when he told Australian television that he was only in tennis for the money and had won plenty of it even without trying hard.

Tomic’s manager told Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper that he would play in the grand slam at Flushing Meadows and had also entered tournaments in each of the last six weeks of the ATP season. — Agencies