Belinda Bencic comes back to win against Azarenka in Doha

Belinda Bencic is keeping her winning streak alive as she came back from a 1-6 1-4 to win the match in three sets 1-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in a spectacular comeback.

Victoria Azarenka was playing some incredible tennis to start the match as she quickly won the opening set 6-1. She was up 5-0 when Bencic finally won a game and it was a crucial game for her to prove to herself that it was possible. Despite that, Bencic continued to struggle falling behind 1-4 in the second set.

Azarenka basically won the match but she allowed Bencic to find some good rhythm and pull one break back. That one gave the Swiss confidence to press even more and she was able to make it 4-4. Azarenka started to miss more and more and the match completely flipped. The second set was decided in a tiebreak as Bencic took an early 4-1 lead and finished it off 7-4.

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The final set saw Bencic open with a break which was all she needed. By the time Azarenka found her rhytm again, Bencic was up and cruising. She served well and hit some incredible shots to comfortably cruise to the finish line sending extending her winning streak to six matches.