Belinda Bencic is again! The previous world no. 4 is enjoying her third match since returning to tennis from being pregnant, chasing the W125 crown in Angers. The Swiss dominated her opening three matches on an indoor courtroom in France, dropping 11 video games in six units.
Bencic hit the zone proper from the opening duel, and the sixth seed, Oceane Dodin, didn’t jeopardize her run. Belinda produced a 6-3, 6-1 victory in 58 minutes, overcoming a slower begin and rattling off 12 of the ultimate 14 video games. The Swiss will face world no. 166 Dominika Salkova within the semi-final.
Belinda Bencic is into the semi-finals in Angers after dropping simply 11 video games ☺️ pic.twitter.com/sdjajC65VJ
— Simon (@BelleBienne) December 6, 2024
Bencic and Dodin battled for 2 and a half hours in the beginning of 2022 in Sydney. There was just one participant of their most up-to-date match, with the Swiss taking cost on serve and return after struggling an early break. The previous world no. 4 dropped eight factors in as many service video games.
She defended two of three break factors and grabbed over half of the return factors. The Swiss generated 5 break factors and transformed all of them, producing one other spectacular degree and hoping for extra within the upcoming days.
Belinda Bencic, Angers 2024© Stream screenshot
Bencic tops Dodin in below an hour
Oceane created three break factors within the first recreation of the duel. The house participant seized the third after the rival’s unfastened forehand for a break and an early benefit. Dodin held within the second recreation to cement the break and make a stable begin.
Belinda held at love within the third recreation and pulled the break again at 1-2 after a unfastened forehand from her opponent. The Swiss moved 3-2 up with a cushty maintain and made one other push on the return within the subsequent one. Bencic cracked a forehand winner and supplied the second straight break.
Belinda Bencic© Stream screenshot
The previous world no. 4 landed an ace within the seventh recreation to take care of the benefit and served for the opener at 5-3. The previous world no. 4 held at love with an ace, wrapping up the opener 6-3 and gaining a lift.
With nothing working her approach, Oceane wasted a recreation level in the beginning of the second set. The house participant suffered a break and fell a set and a break down. Belinda confirmed the break with a maintain at love and repeated that at 2-1 with an ace.
Dodin squandered a recreation level within the fifth recreation and netted a routine forehand to fall additional behind. The Swiss closed the sixth recreation with a backhand winner and broke at love a couple of minutes later to seal the deal and transfer into the final 4.
