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Bencic upsets Kerber in Cincinnati

Xinhua, August 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic kept her giant-killing run with a 7-5, 6-3 win over higher-ranked German Angelique Kerber at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters,.

Bencic, 18, was full of confidence after winning in Toronto at the weekend that included a semifinal defeat of Grand Slam-chasing world number one Serena Williams.

Bencic said it's amazing that she could beat so many high ranking and top players in the same week. Her coach, Melanie Molitor, said she was pleased with her mental strength after recovering from 5-1 down in the first set to defeat 11th seeded Kerber.

Her ranking has now reached 12 after the Toronto win.

"I don't need to adjust my goals because I don't set them like particularly for the ranking," she said. "I just look from match to match. I would never expect to be No. 12 right now." Endi