Belinda Bencic is among those 72 players who cannot leave Melbourne’s quarantine zone and practice before the first Major of the season. The Swiss is riding her room bike and trying to do her best to keep her body active, like every other player in the last ten days.
Bencic is not satisfied with the conditions and the fact that the top-ranked players are in a much better position in Adelaide, and praised Novak Djokovic for at least pointing out problems.
Bencic will give you everything to use the first week of February and gain at least some momentum before the Australian Open. The Swiss claimed just nine first Major wins in seven trips to Melbourne since 2014, hoping to change that starting February 8.
Belinda mentioned her compatriot Roger Federer, and said that the entire tennis world is missing the 20-time Grand Slam champion. The world number twelve wishes to see Roger on the court as soon as possible, noting that she didn’t miss much in 2020.
Federer had to undergo two knee surgeries in February and May last year, playing just one tournament at the Australian Open and skipping the rest of the year for the shortest season of his career.
Federer is currently in Dubai, shaping his game and targeting Doha and Dubai as his first comeback tournaments. Belinda and Roger won back-to-back Hopman Cup titles for Switzerland in 2018 and 2019, beating Germany in both finals to write history books.
In the latest edition of the Hopman Cup so far, Federer and Bencic defeated Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 2-1 on January 5, 2019, following a rollercoaster of emotions and play.
Belinda Bencic wants to see Roger Federer in action as soon as possible.
Federer was too strong for Zverev in the first match, and Bencic had a chance to secure the trophy in the second singles match.
Instead, Kerber won 6-4, 7-6 to keep Germany alive and set up the decisive mixed doubles clash. In one of the best matches of the tournament, the Swiss duo scored a 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 victory in one hour and three minutes, earning a thrilling 4-4 point in the decisive tie break to defend the trophy. and start a huge celebration.
“The whole tennis world misses Roger. Tennis without him is always sadder. I hope, and I’m very sure he will be back soon. At least he didn’t miss much last year,” Belinda Bencic said.
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