– Belinda Bencic charts her course in New York
Without a smile, or almost, the Saint-Galloise quickly took over the qualified British Yuriko Miyazaki (198th), Wednesday, in the 2nd round of the US Open (6-3 6-3).
Posted today at 6:57 p.m.
Belinda Bencic did not experience too many difficulties in her 2nd round.
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Even if her joy of life is hardly perceptible on a tennis court, everything is apparently fine for Belinda Bencic on the courts of Flushing Meadows. The 13th player in the world but seeded in No 15 of the last Grand Slam of the season enforced the hierarchy on Wednesday, during her second round meeting at the US Open, by beating the British qualifier Yuriko Miyazaki (198th), 6-3 6-3.
After a smooth start forty-eight hours ago, against Kamilla Rakhimova, the Tokyo Olympic champion made her life easier from the first exchanges on the small court No 5, by immediately taking the opposing face-off. His tactic was rather simplistic: assaulting Miyazaki on his second serve ball. And this one suffered martyrdom, with only 31% of points won with on the meeting.
Mood swings
In total control during the first set, with only a small double fault – her cute sin – on her personal counter, Bencic shone behind her first ball (81% of points won). This did not prevent him from garlanding his clan, now made up of the Slovak Matej Liptak (the coach), Ivan Bencic (the father) and Martin Hromkovic (his companion and physical trainer).
Like the start of the game, “Beli” made the entry break in the second round, facing a woman she had faced at the age of … 7 years old, since Miyazaki lived in Switzerland from 5 to 10 years old, while his father worked there. This short lead, however, did not calm the Glasgow world champion, an extreme perfectionist, who swung her racket while she was still in the lead (3-2).
Bencic will have to accept more difficult times on Friday. It is a 3rd round, her seventh career at the US Open, which awaits her against the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (18th) or the Chinese Lin Zhu (44th). The beginning of serious things.
Jeremy Santallo has been a journalist at the Sport-Center since 2018. A specialist in basketball and tennis, he has been to Roland-Garros four times and Wimbledon twice.More info@jeremy_santallo
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2023-08-30 16:57:14
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