Belinda Bencic (no 14) qualified without too much difficulty for the round of 16 at Roland-Garros. The St-Galloise dominated Bianca Andreescu (WTA 72) 6-2 6-4 in 1h21 ‘Wednesday in the 2nd round.
Convincing in a first round where she had only lost two games, Belinda Bencic continued her momentum once morest a more dangerous player than the ‘lucky loser’ Reka Luca Jani (WTA 145). She flew over the debates once morest the former world No. 4 Bianca Andreescu, who is admittedly not very comfortable on clay.
The Olympic singles champion, who quietly led 6-2 5-1, certainly trembled when delivering the blow. She thus had to dismiss a ball from 5-5, before concluding on her third match point. She nevertheless took a scathing revenge for the defeat conceded in the semi-finals of the US Open 2019 in front of Bianca Andreescu, who had won the title in New York that year.
Belinda Bencic, who reached the round of 16 for the second time following 2019 in Paris, will have the opportunity to ‘avenge’ another defeat on Friday in the 3rd round. She will find another Canadian, the left-handed Leylah Fernandez (no 17), who had beaten the St-Galloise in February 2020 in Bienne as part of the Billie Jean King Cup for their only previous head-to-head.
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