https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed No Swiss woman has won a Grand Slam singles title since Martina Hingis captured the 1999 Australian Open, but Belinda Bencic hopes to end that two-decade drought at the US Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190905/will-belinda-bencic-be-the-first-swiss-woman-to-win-a-grand-slam-in-20-years Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:21:13 +0200 will-belinda-bencic-be-the-first-swiss-woman-to-win-a-grand-slam-in-20-years Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter described as the "match of her career" at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190102/swiss-roger-federer-gets-bragging-rights-over-williams-in-hugely-anticipated-match-tennis-hopman-cup Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:10:57 +0100 swiss-roger-federer-gets-bragging-rights-over-williams-in-hugely-anticipated-match-tennis-hopman-cup Switzerland's dream of making its first Fed Cup final since 1998 was ended by the Czech Republic on Sunday in the deciding doubles match in Lucerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160418/czechs-shatter-swiss-dreams-of-fed-cup-final Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:24:25 +0200 czechs-shatter-swiss-dreams-of-fed-cup-final Martina Hingis rolled back the years on Sunday as her doubles win alongside Belinda Bencic sealed a 3-2 victory over Germany to put Switzerland in the Fed Cup semifinals for the first time since 1998. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160207/hingisand-bencic-put-swiss-in-fed-cup-semis Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:22:24 +0100 hingisand-bencic-put-swiss-in-fed-cup-semis Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza added the Australian Open title Friday to their 2015 US Open and Wimbledon crowns as the rampantly successful pair maintained their dominance of women's doubles. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160129/hingis-wins-12th-grand-slam-with-doubles-win Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:01:25 +0100 hingis-wins-12th-grand-slam-with-doubles-win Swiss teen Belinda Bencic believes she is closing in on the world's top players after an epic fourth-round defeat to Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open on Sunday, and is keen for more big matches. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160124/bencic-upbeat-after-tough-loss-to-sharapova Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:11:56 +0100 bencic-upbeat-after-tough-loss-to-sharapova Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic maintained her recent giant-killing form at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday with a battling 7-5, 6-3 win over higher-ranked German opponent Angelique Kerber. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150819/bencic-remains-on-a-roll-in-us Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:57:37 +0200 bencic-remains-on-a-roll-in-us Swiss teen Belinda Bencic outlasted Simona Halep to win Sunday's WTA Rogers Cup tennis final in Toronto when the Romanian second seed retired trailing 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 3-0. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150816/swiss-teen-bencic-claims-second-title Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:24:45 +0200 swiss-teen-bencic-claims-second-title Swiss teen tennis star Belinda Bencic upset world number one Serena Williams by coming from behind for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory in the semifinals of the WTA Tour's Rogers Cup on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150816/swiss-teen-beats-world-number-one-serena-williams Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:59:01 +0200 swiss-teen-beats-world-number-one-serena-williams Swiss teenage sensation Belinda Bencic will be looking on Monday for a bounce from her weekend victory at the Eastbourne International tournament in England as she plays in the first round of Wimbledon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150628/bencic-seeks-eastbourne-bounce-at-wimbldeon Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:28:10 +0200 bencic-seeks-eastbourne-bounce-at-wimbldeon Caroline Wozniacki defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday to set up an Eastbourne International tennis tournament semifinal against Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150625/swiss-teen-bencic-makes-eastbourne-semifinals Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00:44 +0200 swiss-teen-bencic-makes-eastbourne-semifinals Plucky Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic pulled off the biggest win of her young tennis career on Monday at Indian Wells, California by upsetting world number five Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150317/teenager-bencic-scores-upset-win-at-indian-wells Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:43:48 +0100 teenager-bencic-scores-upset-win-at-indian-wells Seventh-seeded Lucie Safarova battled back to beat wild card Belinda Bencic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday and reach the Pan Pacific tennis tournament quarterfinals, spoiling the Swiss teenager's upward momentum this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140917/czech-spoils-bencics-upward-rise-in-tokyo Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:52:59 +0200 czech-spoils-bencics-upward-rise-in-tokyo Rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic upset two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo Monday, maintaining recent impressive form. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140915/swiss-teen-bencic-wins-upset Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:32:00 +0200 swiss-teen-bencic-wins-upset Unseeded Peng Shuai of China swept past Swiss teen Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the US Open women's tennis tournament semifinals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140902/chinas-peng-knocks-teen-bencic-from-us-open Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:16:00 +0200 chinas-peng-knocks-teen-bencic-from-us-open Seventeen-year-old Belinda Bencic on Sunday became the youngest women's quarterfinalist at the US Open since 1997, giving Switzerland a double boost after Roger Federer moved into the last 16. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140901/bencic-and-federer-give-swiss-double-boost-in-new-york Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:59:00 +0200 bencic-and-federer-give-swiss-double-boost-in-new-york Chinese world number four women's tennis player Li Na on Wednesday said she sees a lot of Martina Hingis in exciting 'new Swiss Miss' Belinda Bencic and tipped her for a big future. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140115/new-swiss-miss-shows-promise-down-under Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:15:00 +0100 new-swiss-miss-shows-promise-down-under