WATCH: Belinda Bencic in Floods of Tears After Reaching Tokyo Olympics 2020 Finals

The first women’s singles semifinal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics between Belinda Bencic and Elena Rybakina was a thrilling encounter. Bencic moved a step closer towards glory in the women’s singles event as she won the match 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. An emotional Bencic broke down after winning her final point in the semifinal match.

Bencic can become the first player since Serena Williams in 2012 to win both women’s singles and doubles gold medal. However, she still has quite some distance to go in order to achieve that status.

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Belinda Bencic vs Elena Rybakina: Set 1

A nail-biting finish t0 the first set saw the Swiss star take the lead. Belinda came back from 5-2 down to win the first set 7-6. Rybakina lost it in the middle after winning consecutive break points on Bencic’s service.

Even though Rybakina dominated the set with seven aces, Bencic looked more calm and composed in her shots. Both players made 20 unforced errors, as a result of which they went down to a tie-breaker. Rybakina could not convert her break points well, as she only converted two out of the 11 she received. Bencic, on the other hand, converted two out of the four break points she had.

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Bencic vs Rybakina: Set 2

Bencic started the second set with great dominance and determination. She won the first two games, breaking Rybakina’s serve in the second game. However, after going down 2-0 in the second set, Rybakina came back strong. She hit five aces and took control of the match after the first four games.

Rybakina won two games in a row to make it 2-2, before going down 3-2. However, she won three games in a row to make it 5-3 against an emotional Bencic. The later was emotional, aggressive, and passionate at every point she won or lost. However, her emotions got the better of her and she lost 4-6 in the second set.

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Bencic vs Rybakina: Set 3

The third set started in full force as both players won consecutive games. Rybakina won the first two games and took a 2-0 lead. However, Bencic won the next two games and tied at 2-2. The Kazakhstani player was in control when she won the fifth game and took a 3-2 lead.

However, Bencic won three games in a row to take a 5-3 lead. Both players were converting their respective break points and the Swiss emerged as the obvious winner.

Belinda is on the verge of matching Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ record of winning the women’s singles and doubles gold at the Olympics. Do you think she’ll achieve it?

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