Belinda Bencic wins Mubadala Abu Dhabi Championship

WTA

World No.9 Belinda Bencic came back from the brink of defeat to win the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday.

She saved three championship points in the second-set tiebreak before overcoming No.8 seed Liudmila Samsonova 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 in a stirring 2-hour and 48-minute final.

With the victory, Bencic has claimed the eighth WTA singles title of her career.

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