Tennis
Rain played hands. Bencic finishes Pegula and advances to final in Charleston
Olympic champion and 11th racket of the world Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) reached the finals of the WTA 500 dirt tournament held in Charleston (USA).
In the semi-finals of the competition, Belinda won in two sets against an American. jessica pegula (WTA 3) in two sets of 2 hours and 2 minutes.
WTA 500 Charleston. Preparation. 1/2 finals
It should be noted that the match started on the night of April 9, but in the tie-break of the second set, the match was interrupted due to rain with a score of 4:2 in favor of Pegula.
In the final of the tournament in Charleston, Bencic will play with Ons Jaber, who previously defeated Daria Kasatkina.
rematch of 2022 @CharlestonOpen final 🔛@BelindaBencic Gets the five points needed to win! pic.twitter.com/MXDI2BR1kC
— wta (@WTA) April 9, 2023
That was fast 💪@BelindaBencic He beat Pegula 7-5, 7-6 to bounce back from 2-5 in the tiebreaks and set the rematch of last year’s final against Ons Jabeur!#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/9RYPwhm0pp
– Credit One Charleston Open (@CharlestonOpen) April 9, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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