Belinda Bencic could hardly believe her luck after reaching the finals. © APA / afp / TIZIANA FABI
In the absence of world star Roger Federer, Switzerland is sure to have two Olympic medals in tennis.
July 29, 2021
Author: dpa
Belinda Bencic moved into the final at the Summer Games in Tokyo in singles and doubles together with Viktorija Golubic. In the individual semi-finals, Bencic, who was twelfth in the world rankings, won 7: 6 (7: 2), 4: 6, 6: 3 against Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan. This means that Bencic will play in the final on Saturday against the former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova. In the second semi-final, the Czech surprisingly defeated the fourth-placed Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6: 3, 6: 1.
As in previous Grand Slam tournaments, there were numerous surprises in the women’s singles. The top favorites Ashleigh Barty from Australia and Naomi Osaka from Japan failed unexpectedly quickly.
