Swiss tennis star Belinda Bencic defeated Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva in a thrilling Wimbledon quarterfinal, securing her spot in the tournament's semifinals.

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic won two tiebreaks to beat Russian seventh seed Mirra Andreeva 7-6(3) 7-6(2) on Wednesday and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The only mother left in ...

Belinda Bencic ended the teenage dreams of Mirra Andreeva to reach ... Bencic, the first Swiss woman to make it this far since Martina Hingis in 1998, beamed after putting away the final volley, ...

Bencic is the first Swiss woman to make it this far since Martina Hingis in 1998 and, should she go on to win the title, would be the first mother to be champion since Evonne Goolagong Cawley 45 ...

Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic won two tiebreaks to beat teenage Russian seventh seed Mirra Andreeva 7-6(3) 7-6(2) on Wednesday and become a first-time Wimbledon semi-finalist.The only mother left in ...

Belinda Bencic is through to a first Wimbledon semi-final (Adam Davy/PA) Bencic is the first Swiss woman to make it this far since Martina Hingis in 1998 and, should she go on to win the title, would ...

Former World No.1 Iga Swiatek wasted little time in her Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday, breezing past 2020 Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic to reach her first final in London.

Back in 2014, when she was 17, Bencic became the youngest woman into the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1997, when another Swiss woman, Martina Hingis, took the title.

As Bencic notes on her website, she was born in Switzerland to Slovak parents “at a time when Czechoslovak-Swiss player Martina Hingis was one of the best tennis players in the world.” Bencic ...

1. Martina Hingis – 16 years and 182 days The only 16-year-old in both men’s and women’s tennis to top the rankings and she spent a total of 209 weeks at No 1.

Bencic misjudges a Swiatek forehand return by letting it go as the ball lands on the baseline, 15-30. Bencic first serve down the T, Swiatek dispatches it for a backhand return winner, match point.