Belinda Bencic (WTA 14) launched her sprint towards the Fort Worth Masters in the most beautiful way. It has, in fact, signed a convincing success in Guadalajara.
Belinda Bencic won 7-5 6-7 (1/7) 6-3 ahead of Leylah Fernandez (WTA 41) after 2h45′ of play. This match was beautiful between two players who showed real strength Character. The Swiss thus saved 2 first set points, the Canadian 5 match points in the 2nd set. But in the end, Belinda Bencic concluded with a shutout after a final break to lead 4-2 in the last set. She thus takes her revenge on Leylah Fernandez who had eliminated her this spring at Roland-Garros.
In the next round, Belinda Bencic will face American Sloane Stephens (WTA 50) whom she hasn’t met since a 6-4 7-5 loss in Miami in 2015.
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