Wuhan: Swiatek Secures Hard-Fought Victory Against Bencic

le 09/10/2025 à 14h40

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This Thursday in Wuhan, the world No. 2 had to dig deep into her mental reserves to overcome Belinda Bencic 7-6, 6-4, in a battle much tougher than the score suggests.

Facing an aggressive and inspired Bencic, Swiatek did not have an easy task. Trailing in the first set and broken (5-4, 30-15), the Polish player showed signs of frustration. But she refused to give in. The first-set tie-break, well-controlled (7-2), was a major turning point, where she raised her level with surgical precision.

This victory propels her into the quarterfinals of her 7th WTA 1000 tournament this season. With 61 wins this year, Swiatek has won 26 of her last 29 matches, an impressive statistic.

What's next? By reaching a 25th WTA 1000 quarterfinal at just 24 years old, Swiatek moves a little closer to the historical records for consistency in major tour tournaments. For a spot in the semifinals, she will face Paolini, who defeated Tauson in the previous round.

Swiatek Iga

2e, 8395 points

Wuhan

Draw

Bencic B • 13

Swiatek I • 2

6

4

7

6

Bencic Belinda

11e, 3119 points

Paolini J • 7

Swiatek I • 2

6

1

2

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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