Bencic and Rublev victorious in Moscow


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 21 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2019 Switzerland's Belinda Bencic in action during her third round match against Alison Riske of the U.S. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

(Reuters) - Switzerland's Belinda Bencic recovered from a set down to outclass local favourite Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6 6-1 6-1 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday to win her second title of the season and fourth overall.

The world number 10 switched gears after losing the opening set, dropping only two of the last 14 games in a stunning show to swat aside the 2014 champion.

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