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.
What a COMEBACK 😱@BelindaBencic fights back from the brink to seal her eighth career WTA title!! 🔄#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen pic.twitter.com/3Id72ODF6C
— wta (@WTA) February 12, 2023
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