Belinda Bencic (WTA 294) qualified for the 16th round. The Saint-Galloise dominated the Dutch Suzan Lamens (77) 6-1 7-6 (7/3) in the 2nd round – rts.ch

No less than 9 Swiss will try their luck on Monday in the qualifiers for the Australian Open. Viktorija Golubic, who reached the 16th in Melbourne in 2024, is playing big. Golubic (WTA 90) puts 130 points at stake. She could fall beyond 110th place in the WTA rankings in the event of premature failure. The 32-year-old from Zurich will face the Ukrainian Anastasiia Sobolieva (216) in the first round. Susan Bandecchi, Rebeka Masarova, Simone Waltert, Jil Teichmann, Céline Naef, Léonie Kueng, Jérôme Kym and Marc-Andrea Huesler are the other Swiss entered in these qualifications.