Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland

TOKYO, Jul 31: Belinda Bencic of Switzerland won the women’s tennis gold medal in singles and she could add another in doubles.

             The 12th-ranked Bencic beat Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 for the first major title of her career.

             Bencic will also contest the women’s doubles gold-medal match on Sunday.

             Bencic and Swiss partner Viktorija Golubic face the top-seeded Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova. (AP)