Belinda Bencic reaches the second round in Ningbo
Belinda Bencic delivered an emphatic performance to advance to the second round of the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, defeating Poland’s Magda Linette 6-3, 6-2. From the outset, Bencic dominated: she remained consistently ahead in both sets, held serve in all her service games, and rarely ceded points on her serve—dropping just one point across her first seven service games. This marks her first win over a top-70 opponent since her Wimbledon semifinal run earlier in the season. In recent tournaments, she has struggled for momentum, having won only five singles matches across five events. Seeded No. 6 here, Bencic will next face either Kazakh player Yulia Putintseva or Ukraine’s Yulia Starodubtseva—both of whom advanced from qualifying. With this strong start, she seems determined to recapture form on the hard courts in China.
The Key points
- Bencic beat Magda Linette 6-3, 6-2 to reach round two.
- She held serve in every service game during the match.
- She dropped just one point in her first seven service games.
- Linette has lost in the opening round in ten of her last 13 events.
- This is Bencic’s first victory over a top-70 opponent since her Wimbledon run.
- In her last five tournaments, Bencic has only won five singles matches.
- She is seeded No. 6 in the Ningbo tournament.
- Her next opponent will be the winner of Putintseva vs. Starodubtseva.
- Both Putintseva and Starodubtseva qualified through the preliminary rounds.
- Bencic appears to be rediscovering her form on the China hard courts.
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