This was Bencic's debut in Charleston.
Belinda Bencic is one of the top favorites for the title at the WTA Charleston 2026... but she barely made it through. A challenging match awaited her in the first round on the always unique green American clay, facing off against a Dayana Yastremska in excellent form. The duel, in the local prime time, served to demonstrate that confidence and dynamics work wonders, with the Swiss navigating the storm and advancing to the second round, not without some struggle (6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3). There, she will face Czech player Sara Beljek.
Other results from the day (first round):
- Bianca Andreescu (WC) d. Dalma Galfi 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Yue Yuan (LL) d. Mayar Sherif 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
- Yulia Starodubtseva d. Shuai Zhang 6-3, 6-0
- Ashlyn Krueger d. Caty McNally 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Polina Kudermetova (Q) d. Oleksandra Olynykova 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4
- Anna Kalinskaya (8) d. Viktoriya Tomova (Q) 6-2, 6-4
- Sara Beljek (13) d. Akasha Urhobo (Q) 6-1, 6-1
- Daria Shnaider (7) d. Katie Volynets 7-5, 7-5
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