Mubadala Citi DC Open: Bencic into quarter-finals, may face Gauff next
Belinda Bencic won against Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between qualifier Hailey Baptiste and No 3 seed Coco Gauff in the next round
Belinda Bencic at the 2023 Australian Open
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Swiss Belinda Bencic, the No 6 seed, defeated American qualifier Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday evening.
Bencic, ranked No 15, will play the winner of the match between qualifier Hailey Baptiste and No 3 seed Coco Gauff next.
In the previous round, the Swiss benefited from the abandonment of Russian Anastasia Potapova (6-5).
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Davis, ranked No 54, won against Sloane Stephens (7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-1) in the previous round.
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