Belinda Bencic (WTA 489) climbed without trembling into the main draw of the WTA 500 in Adelaide. The 2021 Olympic champion dominated Laura Siegemund (WTA 80) 6-2 6-3 on Sunday in the 2nd round of qualifying.
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The 27-year-old St. Galloise will have a nice challenge to take up in the first round of the final draw. She will face Anna Kalinskaya (WTA 14), quarter-finalist of the last Australian Open and 8th finalist at Wimbledon last summer, whom she beat three times in three duels but before the advent of the Russian in 2024 .
Belinda Bencic, who beat the Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (WTA 62) 6-2 6-3 on Saturday in the first round of qualifying, needed 87 minutes to overcome the resistance of Laura Siegemund. She only dropped her serve once against the 36-year-old German, when she led 6-2 4-1.
Crushed 6-1 6-1 by world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini last Sunday in Sydney for her third match in two days in the United Cup (two singles, one double), Belinda Bencic reacted perfectly by beating two members of the top in quick succession 80. She now has 11 successes in 14 games played since returning from maternity leave.
Dominic Stricker lost in the first round of qualifying in Auckland, suffering his third defeat in three matches this season. Defeated twice in two sets in the United Cup, the Bernese was beaten 6-4 6-4 in the left-handed duel which pitted him against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (ATP 66).
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