"Super proud of my first clay title" - Bencic after winning Charleston

Belinda Bencic grabbed her sixth Hologic WTA Tour title at the Credit One Charleston Open on Sunday defeating Ons Jabeur in the final.

Appearing in just her first career clay-court final, Bencic fought through a back-and-forth third set before clinching the trophy after a gruelling 2 hours and 35 minutes of play. Bencic is the first Swiss woman to triumph at the prestigious WTA 500 event since former World No.1 Martina Hingis captured the crown in 1999.

Speaking after the match, Bencic said:

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"Super proud to win the first title on clay. I think it was a week where I was fighting. I was two points away from the exit in the first round, and I feel like this is how you win the tournament. I'm just really relieved I served it out. I think Ons, she took everything from me today. And at some point I just really didn't know what to do anymore, and I think she played great in the second set ... I was just trying to fight every point."

She further said:

"It means a lot, and especially this is the 50th anniversary of [the tournament], and it makes me so happy that I am among those names, especially when I saw yesterday all the former champions."