2023-08-28 18:31:48
Belinda Bencic (WTA 13) provided the essentials during her first round at the US Open: a 6-2 6-4 victory over the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (WTA 72) to start her fortnight well. The Saint-Galloise did not have to force her talent to qualify.
Victorious in 1h41 over an opponent she was facing for the first time and who didn’t really have the weapons to hinder her, Belinda Bencic probably didn’t touch genius, but her great merit was to take the lead very quickly. hand in this encounter.
Although she came through a difficult end to the game – she led 6-2 5-1 before being two points away from being overtaken at 5-5 – the Olympic champion had a huge margin on the player from Ekaterinburg . The most pleasing part of this victory was without doubt a physical commitment without any restraint when she had, three weeks ago, suffered from pain in her left foot in Montreal.
Wednesday in the second round, the context will be identical. Belinda Bencic shouldn’t have much to fear from the winner of the duel between British qualifier Yuriko Miyazaki (WTA 198) and Russian Margarita Betova (WTA 1022), back in business after maternity leave.
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