US Open 2021: Belinda Bencic after beating Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals
Belinda Bencic has reached the quarter-finals at the US Open 2021. The Swiss won against Iga Swiatek 7: 6 (12) and 6: 3.
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last edit: Sep 06, 2021, 07:20 pm
Belinda Bencic's start in the first match of the day at Louis Armstrong Stadium came close to a show of force. In the first two games, the Olympic champion from Switzerland dominated her opponent Iga Swiatek at will, with a score of 2-0 she had three chances of a second break. And then something lost the thread. Swiatek, on the other hand, had to fight for almost every one of their service games but stuck with Bencic. And at the last moment managed to equalize to 5: 5.
The tiebreak that followed soon had almost epic dimensions with 26 played points, and Swiatek won the set several times on the racket. The lead was taken by Bencic, who also made an early break in the second round. That brought them reasonably safely over the distance.
Bencic's prospects of reaching the semi-finals are now very good. Because your quarter-final opponent will be determined in a duel between Shelby Rogers and Emma Raducanu. Against both Bencic as favorite in the race.
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