Match Report
Bencic gives Switzerland lead against Argentina in United Cup QF
Winner will play Belgium or Czechia in the SFs
January 07, 2026
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Belinda Bencic in action for Switzerland at the United Cup on Wednesday.
By ATP/WTA Staff
Swiss player Belinda Bencic continued her strong start to the new season with a straight-sets win over Argentina’s Solana Sierra, giving Switzerland a 1-0 lead in its United Cup quarter-final tie in Perth on Wednesday.
Bencic, ranked No. 11 in the WTA Tour Drive by Mercedez-Benz rankings, broke serve in the third game of the opening set. The second set followed a similar pattern, with Bencic breaking again in the third game and seventh games before sealing a 6-2, 6-2 win in one hour, 17 minutes.
The 28-year-old has now won all three of her singles matches at the United Cup in straight sets, having also defeated France’s Leolia Jeanjean and Italy’s Jasmine Paolini during the group stage. She has also won both her mixed doubles matches this week.
Bencic, who returned from maternity leave towards the end of the 2024 season, surged from No. 421 in early January to No. 11 in the year-end rankings. She captured titles in Abu Dhabi and Tokyo and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon.
Switzerland will look to secure a place in the semifinals when three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka faces Sebastian Baez in the second singles match of the tie.
