ABU DHABI, Feb 13 — Olympic champion Belinda Bencic saved three match points to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi final on Sunday for the eighth title of her...
ABU DHABI, Feb 13 — Olympic champion Belinda Bencic saved three match points to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi final on Sunday for the eighth title of her career.
The 25-year-old world number nine came through 1-6, 7-6 , 6-4, saving the three championship points in a marathon second-set tiebreak. It was Bencic’s second title of 2023 after her win in Adelaide while she also became the tour leader in match-wins this season, with her 12 passing Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka.“I just really tried hanging in there and scramble for every point, and just do my best. I proved to myself that I can really fight hard and just stay in the matches and somehow turn it around.”
Bencic defeated 19th-ranked Russian player Samsonova for the first time in four meetings having lost in the 2021 Berlin final, Luxembourg and the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Muafakat Nasional dijangka berjumpa Dr Mahathir minggu depan | The Malaysian InsightAhli Majlis Dewan Tertinggi MN Khairuddin Abu Hassan berkata Presiden MN Annuar Musa akan berbincang dengan Dr Mahathir berhubung hala tuju NGO dan penyatuan orang Melayu.
Read more »
Negeri Sembilan Bersatu says willing to offer MB post to Khairy after Umno purgeKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Negeri Sembilan Bersatu is willing to give former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar the menteri besar post, its chapter chief Datuk Eddin...
Read more »
‘If only Sabah’s leaders can match Sarawak’s’Kota Kinabalu: The GE15 had come and gone but the aspirations of most Sabahans remain the some – better roads, uninterrupted water and electrical supply.
Read more »
Be match-ready no matter your position in squad, says RosmanPETALING JAYA: There should be no passengers in the team.
Read more »
Three arrested after robbery in Batu PahatBATU PAHAT: Three local men were arrested after they were alleged to have broken into a house in Yong Peng, near here, on Friday (Feb 10).
Read more »