'Props to the Moms': Bencic Reaches Her First Wimbledon Quarterfinal on Ninth Attempt
- On Monday at Wimbledon, Belinda Bencic reached her first quarterfinal, defeating 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6, 6-4, 11 years after her debut at the tournament.
- Having lost in the fourth round three times and returning unranked after giving birth in April 2024, Bencic's breakthrough marks a significant comeback.
- During a tense finish, Bencic saved five match points at 5-3 in the second set and won on her sixth after Alexandrova erred, highlighting dramatic resilience.
- Bencic joins an exclusive group of Swiss women reaching Wimbledon quarterfinals and will face Mirra Andreeva’s winner next, marking a historic milestone.
- Beyond her match, Bencic’s milestone as the only mother among nine in Wimbledon’s last 16 highlights resilience balancing motherhood and elite sport.
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Wimbledon 2025: Bencic reaches her first quarterfinal on ninth attempt; Samsonova defeats Bouzas Maneiro
Belinda Bencic advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal — 11 years after her All England Club debut — by beating 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Monday, while No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5, 7-5 on No. 2 Court
Since she has become a mother, Belinda Bencic has been transformed. Her eruptive personality of the past only breaks out once in the Eighteenth elf against Yekaterina Alexandrow.

'Props to the moms': Bencic reaches her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on ninth attempt
Belinda Bencic has advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal — 11 years after her All England Club debut — by beating 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Belinda Bencic beats Yekaterina Alexandrow in two sets and moves into the Wimbledon quarter for the first time.
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