Belinda Bencic Leads Switzerland to Tennis Victory in Sydney Comeback
1 week, 5 days ago

Belinda Bencic Leads Switzerland to Tennis Victory in Sydney Comeback

Deccan Chronicle  

While she tentatively returned to the court at low-key events in November after having a baby in April, it was her first win at tour-level since her third-round victory at the 2023 US Open. Her teammate Dominic Stricker crashed 6-3, 7-5 to Ugo Humbert in their singles rubber to send the tie to a deciding mixed doubles. "I'm really excited to be back, of course," said Bencic, who won Olympic gold at the 2021 Tokyo Games and has eight career WTA titles to her name. Each team features three men and three women, with ties comprising one men's and one women's singles and an often decisive mixed-doubles clash. The tournament began on Friday with Spain crashing 2-1 to Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan, while China swept past Brazil 3-0.

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United Cup: New mum Bencic wins first tour-level match since 2023 US Open
1 week, 5 days ago

United Cup: New mum Bencic wins first tour-level match since 2023 US Open

The Hindu  

Former Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic won her first tour-level match since the 2023 US Open Saturday at the United Cup as she ramps up her comeback after giving birth. The 27-year-old Swiss star, a one-time world number four who is now ranked 487, took down France’s Chloe Paquet 6-3, 6-1 on Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, winning 10 of …

Ons Jabeur downs Belinda Bencic to win Charleston Open, first title of the year
1 year, 8 months ago

Ons Jabeur downs Belinda Bencic to win Charleston Open, first title of the year

Firstpost  

Ons Jabeur, the world number five from Tunisia, avenged her defeat to Bencic in last year’s final with a hard-fought 7-6, 6-4 victory Charleston: Ons Jabeur defeated defending champion Belinda Bencic in straight sets to win the WTA Charleston Open clay court tournament on Sunday. Jabeur, the world number five from Tunisia, avenged her defeat to Bencic in last year’s …

Qualifier Lauren Davis wins in Hobart, Belinda Bencic takes Adelaide title
1 year, 11 months ago

Qualifier Lauren Davis wins in Hobart, Belinda Bencic takes Adelaide title

The Hindu  

Lauren Davis returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in six years after the American qualifier beat Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6 6-2 in the final of the Hobart International on Saturday. I really had to play my best in order to win today.” The 29-year-old American, who faces Danka Kovinic in the Australian Open first round, became the …

Kasatkina, Bencic into Adelaide semis; Kenin battles back in Hobart
1 year, 11 months ago

Kasatkina, Bencic into Adelaide semis; Kenin battles back in Hobart

The Hindu  

World number eight Daria Kasatkina stumbled to close out the match but progressed to the semifinals of the Adelaide International 2 with a 6-3, 7-6 win over Petra Kvitova on Thursday. I’m really happy that I was able to keep my focus in the tiebreaker.” The hurricane never arrived and Kasatkina sealed the victory in the tiebreak to move on …

Adelaide International 2: Petra Kvitova, Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins Reach Quarters
1 year, 11 months ago

Adelaide International 2: Petra Kvitova, Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins Reach Quarters

News 18  

Petra Kvitova reached the Adelaide International quarter-finals on Wednesday after her opponent retired and was joined in the last eight by Olympic champions Belinda Bencic and Danielle Collins. Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova saved three set points before claiming the opening set 7-6 against China’s Zheng Qinwen, who then retired with a left thigh injury. “Still a few things to improve, …

United Cup 2023: Rafael Nadal beaten again; Iga Swiatek, Stefanos Tsitsipas cruise
2 years ago

United Cup 2023: Rafael Nadal beaten again; Iga Swiatek, Stefanos Tsitsipas cruise

Firstpost  

Spanish 22-time Grand Slam winner Nadal surprisingly crashed in his season-opening match on Saturday to 14th-ranked Cameron Norrie. Sydney: World number two Rafael Nadal slumped to a second-straight defeat at the United Cup Monday in a setback to his Australian Open preparations, but Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Swiatek were both on a song. Top class 👏@Madison_Keys defeats Niemeier 6-2 6-3 …

Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic Advance to Berlin Quarter-finals
2 years, 6 months ago

Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic Advance to Berlin Quarter-finals

News 18  

Top seed Ons Jabeur and French Open runner-up Coco Gauff both advanced to the quarter-finals of the Berlin WTA grass court tournament on Thursday. Eighteen-year-old Gauff, the seventh seed, dominated China’s Wang Xinyu 6-0, 6-4 to set up a clash with Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova, a Wimbledon finalist last year. Bencic continued to play brilliantly to immediately bring up …

Belinda Bencic Beats Ons Jabeur to Win First Clay Title in Charleston
2 years, 8 months ago

Belinda Bencic Beats Ons Jabeur to Win First Clay Title in Charleston

News 18  

Belinda Bencic beat Ons Jabeur to claim the first clay court title of her career on Sunday with victory at the WTA Charleston Open in South Carolina. Tenth seed Bencic, the reigning Olympic champion from Switzerland, dug deep to overcome Tunisian fourth seed Jabeur 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in 2hr 35min. “Many finals we lost now but hopefully it’s going to …

French Open 2021: 10th seed Bencic knocked out in 2nd round
3 years, 2 months ago

French Open 2021: 10th seed Bencic knocked out in 2nd round

India TV News  

Tenth-seeded Belinda Bencic's campaign at Roland Garros is over. The Swiss player has never progressed past the third round at the French Open in five appearances. Later in the day, Serena Williams resumes her quest for a fourth French Open title against yet another Romanian opponent. Williams is trying to win a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title but has played …

Emma Raducanu into US Open semi-finals after beating Belinda Bencic
3 years, 4 months ago

Emma Raducanu into US Open semi-finals after beating Belinda Bencic

The Independent  

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Tsitsipas, Teichmann Enter Western & Southern Open Semi-Finals at Cincinnati
3 years, 4 months ago

Tsitsipas, Teichmann Enter Western & Southern Open Semi-Finals at Cincinnati

The Quint  

" determined, fierce and feisty when I had to be. Wildcard Jil Teichmann of Switzerland upset her higher-ranked countrywoman, Tokyo Olympic Games champion Belinda Bencic, to earn a semi-final spot at the Western & Southern Open and set up a clash with No. 76 Teichmann ousted the 10th-seeded Bencic, 6-3, 6-2, needed just 71 minutes to end countrywoman Bencic's nine-match …

Bencic reveals message from Swiss great Roger Federer inspired her to Olympic title
3 years, 5 months ago

Bencic reveals message from Swiss great Roger Federer inspired her to Olympic title

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Newly-crowned Olympic singles tennis champion, Belinda Bencic, has dedicated her gold medal to Swiss great Roger Federer, whose pre-match message inspired her to victory in Tokyo. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has never won Olympic gold in the singles competition, collecting silver after losing to Andy Murray at London 2012 and bronze in the 2008 doubles event alongside Stan …

Belinda Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland
3 years, 5 months ago

Belinda Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland

India TV News  

No.9 seed Belinda Bencic won Switzerland's third Olympic tennis gold with a nail-biting 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 defeat of the unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in two hours and 30 minutes on Saturday. Earlier, world No.6 Elina Svitolina won the bronze, rallying from 1-4 down in the final set to defeat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 and clinch …

Tokyo Olympics: Swiss Bencic beats Vondrousova to win women's singles gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Swiss Bencic beats Vondrousova to win women's singles gold

Hindustan Times  

World number 12 Belinda Bencic dug deep to overpower the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 2-6 6-3 on Saturday and win the Tokyo Games women's singles title, becoming the first Swiss woman to earn an Olympics tennis gold. Bencic is also the first Swiss to win a singles gold since Marc Rosset won the men's Olympic final in 1992, and …

Tennis at Tokyo Games 2020: Bencic reaches Olympic final
3 years, 5 months ago

Tennis at Tokyo Games 2020: Bencic reaches Olympic final

The Hindu  

Belinda Bencic is in line for a splendid double at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, after reaching the Gold Medal match in both singles and doubles, on Thursday. In the singles final, Bencic will take on the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova, who continued her giant-killing spree in the competition by taking out fourth seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1. READ| Bencic …

Adelaide International: Belinda Bencic earns hard-fought win over Coco Gauff to set up final against Iga Swiatek
3 years, 10 months ago

Adelaide International: Belinda Bencic earns hard-fought win over Coco Gauff to set up final against Iga Swiatek

Firstpost  

Bencic set up a final showdown against Poland’s French Open champion Iga Swiatek with her 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 win. Second seed Belinda Bencic battled for almost three hours before seeing off 16-year-old American Coco Gauff in three sets Friday to reach the final of the Adelaide International. An 11th WTA final 🙌 Hard-fought 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 win for No.2 seed …

Sofia Kenin, Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina shown door in Dubai
4 years, 10 months ago

Sofia Kenin, Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina shown door in Dubai

Deccan Chronicle  

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, defending champion Belinda Bencic and third seed Elina Svitolina made swift exits at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after they all fell in the first round on Tuesday. Fifth seed Kenin was eliminated by Kazakh Elena Rybakina, who came back from a set down to win 6-7 6-3 6-3 in exactly two hours. Fourth …

Australian Open winner Kenin loses to Rybakina on WTA return
4 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open winner Kenin loses to Rybakina on WTA return

The Hindu  

The US' Sofia Kenin lost her first WTA match since winning the Australian Open as she went down 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 to Elena Rybakina on Tuesday at the Dubai Championships. Title holder Belinda Bencic was overhauled 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while third seed and two-time tournament winner Elina Svitolina was hammered 6-2, 6-1 by qualifier Jennifer Brady. Read: …

Australian Open 2020: Anett Kontaveit’s third round demolition show of Belinda Bencic a case of 'see it to believe it'
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Anett Kontaveit’s third round demolition show of Belinda Bencic a case of 'see it to believe it'

Firstpost  

Kontaveit won the first nine games of the match against Bencic, and dropped just one game overall. She hit 21 winners and just seven unforced errors Belinda Bencic is not what you’d call a calm person on the court. Hitting 21 winners to just 7 unforced errors, 28th seed Anett Kontaveit defeats 6th seed Belinda Bencic 60 61 in just …

Bencic advances, injured de Minaur out of Adelaide
4 years, 11 months ago

Bencic advances, injured de Minaur out of Adelaide

The Hindu  

World number seven Belinda Bencic won her first match of the season Monday, but there was agony for Alex de Minaur as the men’s top seed pulled out of the Adelaide International. “I re-aggravated an abdominal injury and have had to withdraw,” said de Minaur, who had an intense week leading Australia at the ATP Cup teams event. “My sole …

Ashleigh Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova in WTA Finals semis, to face Elina Svitolina in summit clash
5 years, 2 months ago

Ashleigh Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova in WTA Finals semis, to face Elina Svitolina in summit clash

India TV News  

Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty advanced Saturday to the final of the WTA Finals where she faces defending champion Elina Svitolina, a player she has never beaten in five previous attempts. Barty, like Svitolina, dropped the opening set of her semifinal before beating second-ranked Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Belinda Bencic retired in the third set as Svitolina outlasted …

WTA Finals 2019: Elina Svitolina reaches showpiece as Belinda Bencic retires in the third set
5 years, 2 months ago

WTA Finals 2019: Elina Svitolina reaches showpiece as Belinda Bencic retires in the third set

Firstpost  

Svitolina will face either Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty or Karolina Pliskova in Sunday’s final, with the pair playing later on Saturday. Shenzhen: Holder Elina Svitolina sealed a place in the final of the end-of-season WTA Finals on Saturday as injury forced Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic to retire midway through the third set of their semi-final at Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre. …

Elina Svitolina reaches second straight final at WTA Finals after Belinda Bencic retires
5 years, 2 months ago

Elina Svitolina reaches second straight final at WTA Finals after Belinda Bencic retires

India TV News  

Belinda Bencic retired in the third set as defending champion Elina Svitolina outlasted the injured Swiss to win 5-7, 6-3, 4-1 and reach her second straight final at the WTA Finals on Saturday. After holding serve to 6-5 in the first set against Svitolina, Bencic received a medical timeout to have her right leg treated during the changeover. In the …

Belinda Bencic clinches Kremlin Cup in comeback victory
5 years, 2 months ago

Belinda Bencic clinches Kremlin Cup in comeback victory

The Hindu  

Belinda Bencic came from behind to defeat home favourite Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and claim glory at the Kremlin Cup. A 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory in one hour and 44 minutes on Sunday earned Bencic a fourth career WTA Tour title and a second of her resurgent 2019. She did it @BelindaBencic is your #KremlinCup champion She moves past Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, …

Belinda Bencic books last WTA Finals in Shenzhen slot; to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the Kremlin Cup title
5 years, 2 months ago

Belinda Bencic books last WTA Finals in Shenzhen slot; to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the Kremlin Cup title

Firstpost  

Belinda Bencic needed to reach the final and outperform Kiki Bertens, who lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the quarter-finals, to secure her berth in the singles at Shenzhen. Moscow: World number 10 Belinda Bencic booked her place at the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kristina Mladenovic in the Kremlin Cup semi-finals on Saturday. “It’s …

Bencic clinches WTA Finals slot, Serena Williams misses out
5 years, 2 months ago

Bencic clinches WTA Finals slot, Serena Williams misses out

The Hindu  

Belinda Bencic clinched a debut appearance at the end-of-season WTA Finals, meaning Serena Williams will miss out. But 22-year-old Bencic has returned to the top 10 since reaching the semifinals of the US Open in September, beating defending champion Naomi Osaka along the way in New York. A 6-3 6-4 victory over France's Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals of the …

US Open 2019: Semifinalist Belinda Bencic not happy to be last Swiss standing
5 years, 4 months ago

US Open 2019: Semifinalist Belinda Bencic not happy to be last Swiss standing

The Hindu  

Belinda Bencic is the last Swiss player standing in the singles competition at the US Open, a fact she is far from thrilled about. I'm not happy about this actually," Bencic told a media conference when asked about being the last remaining Swiss. Now poised to get back into the top 10, Bencic was asked if she envisioned being a …

US Open 2019: Belinda Bencic's fluid shotmaking highlights straightforward win over error-prone Naomi Osaka
5 years, 4 months ago

US Open 2019: Belinda Bencic's fluid shotmaking highlights straightforward win over error-prone Naomi Osaka

Firstpost  

Bencic was almost unassailable, and to her credit, found the proverbial ‘Goldilocks zone’ of power, shot placement, movement, and accuracy, and she used it to full effect and more. For those who may not have been following Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic’s careers, or at the very least, that of Bencic’s, may not have predicted Monday’s Round of 16 outcome. …

Charleston Open: Belinda Bencic, Jelena Ostapenko advance to second round with dominant victories
5 years, 9 months ago

Charleston Open: Belinda Bencic, Jelena Ostapenko advance to second round with dominant victories

Firstpost  

Swiss ninth seed Belinda Bencic made a strong start to her claycourt season with a 6-3 6-0 win over qualifier Destanee Aiava to reach the second round of the Charleston Open in South Carolina on Monday. Toronto: Swiss ninth seed Belinda Bencic made a strong start to her claycourt season with a 6-3 6-0 win over qualifier Destanee Aiava to …

Belinda Bencic stuns Petra Kvitova in final to claim Dubai Championships victory, plans skydive to celebrate title
5 years, 10 months ago

Belinda Bencic stuns Petra Kvitova in final to claim Dubai Championships victory, plans skydive to celebrate title

Firstpost  

“We agreed that the next title I won, we would go skydiving. It may be funny, because my dad is afraid of heights,” Belinda Bencic said after ending a four-year trophy drought with victory at Dubai Belinda Bencic defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Dubai Championships and vowed to celebrate with her first parachute jump. …

Dubai Championships: Belinda Bencic upsets former World No 1 Simona Halep to reach semi-finals; Petra Kvitova advances
5 years, 10 months ago

Dubai Championships: Belinda Bencic upsets former World No 1 Simona Halep to reach semi-finals; Petra Kvitova advances

Firstpost  

Belinda Bencic shocked former world number one Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, her second successive giant-killing act in the Gulf state. Dubai: Belinda Bencic shocked former World No 1 Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, her second successive giant-killing act in …

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