BBC Sport · Mar 12, 2025
Returning Bencic stuns Gauff in Indian Wells
Image caption, Belinda Bencic has reached the quarter-finals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time since returning from maternity leavePublished
Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic continued her sensational form since returning from maternity leave by beating Coco Gauff to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals.
Bencic, who gave birth to her daughter Bella last April, battled hard to win 3-6 6-3 6-4 against American third seed Gauff.
The 28-year-old Swiss player has won 17 of her 21 matches since making her comeback to the WTA Tour this season.
Last month she won the Abu Dhabi Open title just 10 months after the arrival of her first child.