Bencic fights her way into the 3rd round at the US Open
Belinda Bencic qualifies for the 3rd round of the US Open after a big fight. Eastern Switzerland, number 13, defeated Romanian Sorana Cirstea (WTA 37) in just under two and a half hours 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2. Now on Saturday she will meet the former US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova (WTA 22) or the Wimbledon quarter-finalist Marie Bouzkova (WTA 41), both from the Czech Republic.
Bencic's success is all the more valuable as she lost the previous two duels with the hard-hitting and fast-playing Romanian. This time, too, she initially expressed great difficulty, not least because she was not efficient on the important points. After losing the starting set, the Olympic champion was already 3:5 behind in the second round and two points before elimination before she managed to turn the tide with four games in a row.
In the decisive third set, Bencic managed the first break to make it 3-1. With a second to 6:2, the Swiss prevented having to serve again. So in the end it didn't matter that she was only able to take 5 of 18 break chances. Read More…
