Belinda Bencic and Markéta Vondroušová you see the faces in the Women’s Tennis Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games Grand Final. The Swiss starts as a favorite, where both players arrive for the first time in this high level of competition in the Japanese tournament and the nerves will be as protagonists as the game plan that they can deploy on the track.
Bencic He has a formidable tournament, where he has managed to secure up to two medals for Switzerland, his country, thanks to the fact that he has also managed to reach the women’s tennis doubles final, together with his partner Viktorija Golubic, after beating the Brazilians Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani by 7-5 and 6-3. If you want to get gold in this modality, you will need to beat the top favorites, the Czechs Barbora Krejcikova y Katerina Siniakova, his rival’s compatriots also in singles.
It is measured Bencic, 24 years old, in this final to Markéta Vondroušová, number 42 of the WTA ranking and that he has shown impressive fighting ability. He defeated in a hard box Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals by 6-3 and withdrawal of the Spanish due to a heat stroke, while in the semifinals she got rid of Elina Svitolina by a resounding 6-3, 6-1.
The Czech tennis player, just 22 years old, gave the big surprise with a formidable victory in the round of 16 against the Japanese Naomi Osaka, second seed and hostess. Therefore, it can be said that she has taken advantage of the table that she herself was in charge of opening since the round of 16 of the tournament.
Bencic, for his part, comes from defeating the kazaja with suffering Elena Rybakina, in an incredible first set where he broke down and had to save six set balls. The Swiss won 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, but it is also that in the third quarter she was also 0-2 against and had to recover from adversity. Belinda occupies position number 12 del ranking WTA and part as a favorite before Vondrousova, but that for the Czech has not been any problem throughout the tournament.
The face to face between both players is 1-0 favorable to the Czech player, thanks to the triumph achieved in this season 2021 in the tournament of Miami. Vondrousa beat in 3a ronda 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. It will be the first time, therefore, that they see each other in a final and in some Olympic Games
When is Bencic – Vondrousova played?
The game is played today, Sunday, August 1, with schedule to be confirmed
Where to see the Bencic – Vondrousova?
The encounter can be seen by RTVE, through its web RTVE Player. You can see it also by Eurosport and on the web at Eurosport Player, which relays the 2021 Olympic Games in 2021 tennis. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.
