ITF: Bencic achieves dream comeback in St. Gallen

After five months of injury, Belinda Bencic has returned to the tour with a bang on the kettledrum.The 20-year-old Swiss woman triumphed at the ITF-Hallen-Hardplatz tournament in St. Gallen.Petersburg.

Belinda Bencic can finally radiate again!At the first tournament after her wrist surgery, the former number seven in the world could not be stopped.Bencic triumphed in the final of St. Peter’s.Petersburg against the 17-year-old Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (WTA 208)6-2 and 6-3.

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The East Swiss, who dropped back to 312rd place in the world ranking, needed just under 105 minutes for her commanding two-set win.Bencic had only played one set throughout the tournament.

The title win at the ITF event in Russia, endowed with 100,000 US dollars, will help the former top ten player return to the top 200 in the WTA ranking.Bencic last won a professional tournament in Toronto over two years ago.