Belinda Bencic started her Australian Open in the best possible way by winning against Jelena Ostapenko in the first round.
She returned to competition in October, after maternity leave.
She declared in a post-match press conference: “It’s matches like this that I need to find my level again.
It was a good test for me, I tried to stay consistent and I felt good on the court. It motivates me a lot to see that I can already compete with the best in the world.
-I feel better and better in training and all I have to do is confirm it with results.
Playing as a mother makes me more relaxed. I think I took the pressure off myself, because now there is something more important than tennis in my life. »
She will face Suzan Lamens in the second round.
