The Fed Cup qualifiers will possibly see an interesting face-off as Belinda Bencic and Bianca Andreescu? collide.
A meeting between World number 5 and number 6 will definitely lift the status of the event and attract eyeballs. What adds to the excitement is the fact that their last meeting was at the US Open in a mouth-watering clash. In that particular match, Andreescu won 7-6 (3), 7-5.
The stakes are high this time too as both players will look to get their countries an entry point into the Fed Cup.
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Belinda Bencic had some comments in the build-up to the match.
What Did Belinda Bencic Say?
Bencic was excited about the prospects of participating in the Fed Cup-
“I always enjoy playing Fed Cup, playing for my country, and especially playing at home,” said Bencic, who will be joined by Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Voegele and Timea Bacsinszky in captain Heinz Guenthardt’s team.
“It’s a different format now, and we’re all curious how it’s going to be, that’s why I would love to play in Budapest. For me, it’s definitely a big goal.”
Bencic revealed that Team Canada can give Switzerland a tough time in the rubber. In addition to Andreescu, the squad also consists of stalwart Eugenie Bouchard.
They’re definitely a tough team,” Bencic said. “All of them can play great tennis, but I think we have a strong team as well. It’s going to be a fun rivalry between white and red!
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“Hopefully as many people as possible can come and support us in Switzerland – we would definitely love to play in front of a nice crowd, I’m super excited.”
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The central story will still be the return of Bianca Andreescu to the tennis court. The Canadian was last seen playing at the Shenzhen Open.
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Do you think Andreescu can continue with reinvigorated energy?