WTA 500 tournament in Berlin – strong Bencic beats Sakkari and fights for the title – sport

  • Belinda Bencic (WTA 17) is in the final after a three-set win over Maria Sakkari (WTA 6) at the grass tournament in Berlin.
  • After just losing the starting set, Bencic turns up the heat and defeats the Greek 6:7, 6:4, 6:4.
  • In the fight for the title at the WTA 500 tournament, the eastern Swiss will meet either Ons Jabeur (WTA 4) or Coco Gauff (WTA 13). You can see the final live on SRF on Sunday from 3:30 p.m.

Belinda Bencic had to fight hard for her second final entry de suite at the top-class WTA 500 grass tournament in Berlin. Ironically, when the score was 5:4 in the 3rd set, her Greek opponent showed nerves for the first time in the crucial game, which Bencic knew how to use and confidently converted the 3rd match point – after more than 3 hours at more than 30 degrees Celsius.

Par force performance with psyche and physique

Bencic’s strong mental performance should be emphasized, which she impressively demonstrated when the score was 3:3 in the third set: With great effort, she destroyed her opponent’s fourth break chance and played decisively.

Teichmann with Cornet in the doubles final


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Jil Teichmann and Alizé Cornet are in the doubles final in Berlin (Sunday, 10:00 a.m.) without losing a set. The Swiss and the French won the semifinals against the Olmos/Dabrowski duo 6:3, 7:5.

It looked similar to the decisive set in the second round, in which Bencic was under pressure: After both players had held their serve, Bencic showed his best side with a score of 5:4 and delighted the audience in the Steffi-Graf -Stadium with sensational shots – the sentence equalization was perfect.

Bencic provides the “wow effect” several times

The 25-year-old from Eastern Switzerland was particularly convincing with her backhand and forays into the net. She had a total of 19 backhand winners, while her opponent only hit 4 of them. However, Bencic’s strong style of play had not paid off in the opening set; with set ball Sakkari she had to watch how the ball jumped into the field via the edge of the net. With 6:8 points, Bencic lost the tie break with the tightest possible score.

In the Berlin final, Bencic meets either Ons Jabeur (WTA 4) or Coco Gauff (WTA 13). You can see whether Bencic can lift the trophy for the first time in her second participation in the Berlin final on Sunday from 3:30 p.m. live on SRF info and in the Sport App.

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