For her first match at the Australian Open, Belinda Bencic (WTA 10) did not go into detail. Visibly in a hurry, the Saint-Galloise largely dominated the Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (91) 6-1 6-2 in 1h07.
The Tokyo 2021 Olympic champion won from the start as a boss against Viktoriya Tomova, whom she was facing for the first time. She set the tone by snatching the break after a first game that lasted almost 10 minutes and in which she exploited the slightest short ball.
Belinda Bencic, who has never passed the stage of the round of 16 in Melbourne, signed the break 5 times in total against the Bulgarian. Author of 27 winning strokes for only 12 unforced errors, she was also imperial on her commitment, losing only 7 points in 7 service games.
Sacred on Saturday in Adelaide, Belinda Bencic had a 5th success, the 10th in her last 11 matches if we go back to the final phase of the Billie Jean King Cup won by Switzerland in November in Glasgow. She will face an American, Claire Liu (62) or Madison Brengle (72), in the second round.
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