Bad news for Belinda Bencic. The Swiss, now 39th world player, was forced to throw in the towel on Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. The Saint-Gallee abandoned at the end of the first round, which it lost 6-2 against the Greek Maria Sakkari (WTA 81).
The Tokyo 2021 Olympic champion held the shock during the four initial games (2-2), before irretrievably letting her opponent spin, former world world player and from qualifying in the Italian capital.
Belinda Bencic remained on elimination in the round of 16 of the Madrid WTA 1000 tournament. At the end of April, she was dryly bowed (6-4, 6-2) in front of the unhappy finalist of the tournament, the American Coco Gauff (WTA 3).
Will the mother of Bella, who seeks to find her best level since her delivery in April 2024, will be awarded time to participate in the Roland-Garros tournament (May 25 to June 8)? The vagueness remains after its package on Roman clay. For the time being, the reasons for his abandonment have not been revealed.
