Berliner Tageblatt - Bencic sees off Sakkari to reach Berlin final

NYSE - LSE

RIO	0.03%	62.45	$
CMSC	-0.18%	24.52	$
BTI	0.05%	36.95	$
SCS	-0.38%	13.04	$
BCC	-0.33%	137.729	$
NGG	-0.69%	63.145	$
CMSD	-0.24%	24.285	$
BCE	-0.63%	27.14	$
RYCEF	-1.98%	6.56	$
GSK	-0.5%	33.295	$
JRI	-0.24%	13.228	$
RBGPF	-0.91%	59.65	$
BP	-0.59%	28.92	$
AZN	-0.69%	63.36	$
VOD	0.2%	8.938	$
RELX	-0.89%	44.89	$

Bencic sees off Sakkari to reach Berlin final / Photo: © AFP

Bencic sees off Sakkari to reach Berlin final

SPORTS 18.06.2022

Olympic champion Belinda Bencic is into the final of Berlin's WTA grass-court tournament after fighting back to see off second seed Maria Sakkari following a three-hour tussle in sweltering conditions.

Text size:

Bencic rallied from losing the hard-fought first set, which lasted 76 minutes, to secure a 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-4 win in temperatures of around 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit).

Bencic, who won the singles Olympic title in Tokyo last year, will face either top seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia or American teenager Coco Gauff in Sunday's final.

F.Pavlenko--BTB

Berliner Tageblatt - Bencic sees off Sakkari to reach Berlin final

Bencic sees off Sakkari to reach Berlin final

Featured

Barcelona push back Camp Nou return to mid-February

Iconic Real Madrid lockers on display in London auction

Germany power past Canada to reach Davis Cup semis

Arnault family to complete Paris FC acquisition "in coming days"