Open In Arte Angers Loire: Belinda Bencic into first final since becoming a mother
Bencic will face American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, in the final
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 19, 2023 Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic celebrates winning during her second round match against Claire Liu of the U.S. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Swiss wildcard Belinda Bencic reached the final of the Open In Arte Angers Loire by winning against Dominika Salkova 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.
Bencic will face American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, next. This is the Swiss’ first final since coming back to the tour last month after becoming a mother in April this year.
The Swiss beat Romanian qualifier Patricia Maria Tig (6-4, 6-1), Georgian Mariam Bolkvadze (6-1, 6-1) and Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin, the No 6 seed (6-3, 6-1) ahead of her victory. This is the third tournament of her comeback from maternity leave.
Earlier in the tournament, Salkova, ranked No 166, defeated Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus (6-2, 6-3), French qualifier Carole Monnet (6-2, 6-3) and American Varvara Lepchenko (6-2, 2-6, 6-2).
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