In what was the first big upset of the tournament, in-form 21-year-old Anna Blinkova secured the biggest win of her young career by defeating top seed Belinda Bencic 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open. Tuesday’s second match on Centre Court continued in a similar vein as Kristyna Pliskova ousted Belarusian defending champion Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-4 6-4 second-round victory.
At 5-1 up after six games, Swiss ace Belinda Bencic looked on course for a routine victory, but 2015 junior Wimbledon runner-up Anna Blinkova began to find her serving form and started putting her world No.