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United Cup: Bencic Beats Mertens In Tense Clash, Boosts Swiss Hopes Of Reaching Final
Veteran Stan Wawrinka: Belinda Bencic maintained her winning run at the start of the season, outlasting Elise Mertens 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(0) in dramatic fashion to put Switzerland up 1-0 against Belgium in the semifinals of the United Cup mixed-gender team tennis competition in Sydney on Saturday.
Veteran Stan Wawrinka will now look to send the Swiss through to the final for the first time when he faces Zizou Bergs in the men's singles clash and set up a summit clash with the winner of the second semifinal between the USA and Poland.
Saturday's win was also a revenge of sorts for Bencic, as Mertens had defeated her in their only previous meeting back in 2021. But on Saturday, the 28-year-old Bencic, who came into the clash in impervious form, with a 6-0 record across Switzerland's first three ties. She had not even come close to losing a set against Leolia Jeanjean, Jasmine Paolini, and Solana Sierra to lead Switzerland to the final four.
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