Belinda Bencic has won the 2019 WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in Saturday's final.
Now, the Swiss player is back in the ascendancy after taking down Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova, in an hour and 45 minutes to claim her third career title. The 21 year old claimed her first Premier title since 2015 with an impressive display as she defeated a fourth top-10 player in four days.
The swiss Belinda Bencic is officially back to her winning ways after, toppling No.2 seed of the Czech Republic Petra Kvitova in three sets to win the title.
The unseeded Swiss Bencic, ranked No.45 in the world, came into the match looking to lift her first WTA trophy since the Rogers Cup in Toronto in 2015. Having broken into the Top 10 rankings as a teenager, Bencic found her career derailed by injuries - including a wrist surgery.
“It's unbelievable. It's incredible. I mean, I still cannot believe it,” Bencic told press later. “Especially I'm realizing after two rounds, we were already saying, ‘Wow, this is a great tournament.’ Now it's only bonus.
“Then I won against Sabalenka after being out already. We said the same thing again. Really, the expectations after two rounds were not there anymore. So many times I was close from defeat. It's unbelievable that I ended up winning this.”
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