Belinda Bencic vs Sofia Kenin

WTA Tokyo — Belinda Bencic vs Sofia Kenin

🧠 Form & Context

Belinda Bencic

• Epic QF escape: from set & 3–5 down vs Muchova, saved MP; won 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 (≈3h+).
• Tokyo start: d. Gracheva 6–4, 6–3.
• Asia swing steady: Beijing R16, Wuhan R16, Ningbo QF. One year post-return from maternity; 2025 hard: 28–12 (35–17 overall).
• Big 2025 highlight: Abu Dhabi WTA 500 title; Wimbledon SF (lost to Świątek).

Sofia Kenin

• Tokyo mojo (again): saved 4 MPs to upset Alexandrova 6–0, 2–6, 7–6; earlier d. Uchijima 6–1, 6–3 and edged Sonobe in a TB.
• Recent form was patchy (struggled to stack wins pre-Tokyo), but fighting level is up.
• Career SFs: 10–6; East Asia SF record 2–0. 2025 hard: 19–16 (31–24 overall).
• H2H: 2–0 Kenin (Charleston 2025: 6–0, 6–3; Mallorca 2019 final).

🔍 Match Breakdown is for Patreon members — join us for the price of a coffee.

Read on Patreon

---

🏷️ Labels (Comma-Separated for Blogger): WTA Tokyo, Belinda Bencic, Sofia Kenin, Patreon