Archive: belinda-bencic
That might well be a question Andrea Petkovic will be asking over a Swiss hot chocolate with Belinda Bencic as she joined the casualty list at the hands of the young American qualifier!
Check out these EPA tennis photos from the International Premier Tennis League.
Click here for the latest tennis photos from the IPTL in Dubai.
Two time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka opened her account at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open with a 62 76(4) win over American qualifier Lauren Davis on Sunday.
The lack of preparation and niggling injuries as we approach the last few months of the season yet again takes its toll, as Caroline Wozniacki was bundled out of the tournament.
Can I take a moment just to say what a relief it is to have the first round done and dusted in two days?
It’s almost here – the start of the last Slam of the year, and the organisers have given us a fine kick-off, with picks for wins on the big courts in bold.
The sun was shining after frankly the kind of weather I could have stayed at home for, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for some of our key ones to watch.
Check out the latest photos from the ladies tennis tournament in Toronto. Belinda Bencic will go on to face Simona Halep at the Rogers Cup final.
We haven't seen much of Simona Halep lately, but maybe that's good; she looks as if she's rejuvenated. When this ended, she was slugging it out with Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki for the #3 ranking, but that's over now. Jelena Jankovic's loss means that she will fall from #23 to no better than #25.
Phew what a scorcher – that is generally the perceived feeling as this searing ball of flame in the sky is sending everyone all of a dither.
WTA rising star Belinda Bencic (SUI) claimed the first title of her career at the Aegon International Eastbourne on Saturday, beating world No.13 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-4 4-6 6-0.
There must be something in the water in Switzerland. These Swiss seem to have a knack on playing on the green stuff, which is strange as Bencic admitted to us on Friday that they don’t actually have grass courts there.
It is always a bit mental on Wimbledon draw day. Those of us who scamper into the media centre listen intently to the draw being done on the ‘wireless’ (albeit digitally via our electronic typing machines), and we frantically analyse every last permutation before galloping out for a bit of tennis.
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