New York is a town that Belinda Bencic likes a lot. Even so, after last week’s disappointing 1st spherical defeat in Cincinnati, she has experienced far more time to settle in the Huge Apple than she had hoped for. On social media, she posted pics of the instruction sessions on the stairs with Donna Vekic in the metropolis, but also of the welcoming outing and evening excursions with a view of the illuminated skyline.
But from Monday factors will be significant yet again, and Bencic also wishes to intention significant like skyscrapers. The 25-calendar year-aged from Japanese Switzerland is always enthusiastic about Wimbledon, but nowhere has she been extra successful than at the US Open up: initial quarter-final of the 2014 Grand Slam, initially semifinal of 2019 and yet another quarter-ultimate a 12 months back. In no other important match has Bencic at any time handed the round of 16. The electricity of the “city that hardly ever sleeps” has an invigorating impact on the Olympic champion.
Blessed at 13?
Very last year also confirmed how near good results and disappointment are to every other. At the peak of the Olympic victory, Bencic dropped in the quarterfinals to Emma Raducanu, who then resoundingly won the US Open as her first qualifier – and with out losing a established. In excess of the earlier 4 yrs, planet quantities 15 (Andreescu, Kenin), 23 (Rybakina), 33 (Krejcikova), 54 (Swiatek) and 150 (Raducanu), among other folks, have received a significant match. So it helps make sense that Bencic, amount 13, is one of the candidates for the title.
Women’s tennis is additional unpredictable than at any time. Bencic received the Charleston tournament this calendar year, she was in the final in Berlin and in the semifinals in Miami, but she also shed in the initially spherical to Wimbledon or Cincinnati. The time for a further exploit would absolutely be ripe, in theory all or practically nothing is probable.
The even greater travel bag is Jil Teichmann (WTA 30). The Barcelona born southpaw can beat anyone on a very good day, but reduce to nearly any one on a terrible day. At the French Open, the 25-12 months-aged from Seeland reached the spherical of 16 in a Grand Slam for the first time, but considering that then she has only received three video games in 6 tournaments.
Viktorija Golubic (WTA 89) also entered the main draw many thanks to qualifying. In 5 tries, nonetheless, she has hardly ever gained a sport.
Wawrinka in search of the aged type
As standard, Roger Federer is missing for the adult men. Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 102) of Zurich is in the primary attract for the 2nd time immediately after qualifying for Wimbledon. At the Winston-Salem ATP match he has at least achieved the quarterfinals this 7 days, so he is in very good condition. Stan Wawrinka (ATP 288), who gains from a guarded position, has a tricky time regaining his outdated toughness soon after foot functions.
Many thanks to Alexander Ritschard (ATP 185), who competent for the 2nd consecutive Grand Slam just after Wimbledon, there is at the very least one particular Swiss trio in action.
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