Olympia: Bencic beats Krejcikova, Svitolina continues, Pliskova out
Belinda Bencic is in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games after a hard- fought victory over Barbora Krejcikova, as is Elina Svitolina.Karolina Pliskova , on the other hand, had to bury her dream of a medal.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jul 27, 2021, 10:29 am
Great success for Belinda Bencic! The Swiss defeated the reigning French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16 of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo with 1: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 3 despite the set deficit and thus bought her ticket for the round of the last in the Japanese capital Eight.
In this, the 24-year-old meets Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who clearly defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo in two sets. Nevertheless, the Spanish delegation could look forward to two wins on Tuesday: Garbine Muguruza defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 6: 4 and 6: 1, Paula Badosa defeated Nadia Podoroska 6: 2 and 6: 3.
Giorgi beats Pliskova
In addition, Elina Svitolina is still on cloud nine. After her marriage to Gael Monfils, the Ukrainian defeated the Greek Maria Sakkari with 5: 7, 6: 3 and 6: 4.
She will now meet Camila Giorgi, the Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6: 4 and 6: 2 out of the tournament. Earlier on Tuesday, top favorite Naomi Osaka clearly lost out to Marketa Vondrousova.