Belinda Bencic (WTA 11) gets her revenge. The Olympic champion returned to Charleston the change of her coin to Ekaterina Alexandrova (17) 2 weeks after a defeat in Miami.
Beaten 7-6 6-3 by the Russian in Florida, Bencic won 6-3 6-3 in 1h19′ on clay in South Carolina. Defending champion in Charleston, Bencic will challenge world No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals this Saturday.
“I delivered a very solid game. I did not allow him to develop his game. I knew how to learn from the defeat of Miami“, welcomes Bencic. The key to this quarter-final was its efficiency in the recovery with 20 points won out of the 29 played by Alexandrova behind her second ball.
This Saturday, Bencic will aim for a 20th victory in 2023. She can approach her semi-final with real optimism. She remains, in fact, on 2 quick successes against Jessica Pegula in 2021, at the Tokyo Games and at the US Open. Only, the American has grown well for a year and a half….
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