"I tried everything to get him" - Bencic on getting Dmitry Tursunov

Belinda Bencic admitted after her first match under Tursunov that she desperately wanted to work with him believing him to be a great choice.

She got the chance to do so after the Russian split with Raducanu who called time on her year early due to another injury. Their first event together is the Guadalajara Open which is currently going on and where Bencic defeated Fernandez in the first round.

In a post-match interview after that match, Bencic admitted that he's a tough coach but that's good:

"I tried everything to get him. I strongly believe that he's a very good coach and he can improve me, my game and the mental part. I'm super happy that he decided to work with me. I want to make it great and want to improve exactly this part that we were just talking about."

Bencic added:

"I think this is the part where I can improve the most, change this [perfectionist] mindset. I'm trying, but sometimes it's the perfectionism still in me. I have to change that system in my head. I have to do what I have to do, even if it's not pretty. It's a process. I'm not there yet, but it's definitely something that I'm working on."