MOSCOW, Apr 11 Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic wins the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston (USA), the prize fund of which exceeds 880 thousand dollars. In the final, Bencic, seeded under the tenth number, beat the fourth racket of the tournament Ons Jaber — 6:1, 5:7, 6:4. The athletes spent 2 hours and 35 minutes on the court. 25-year-old Bencic won the first clay tournament in her career. In total, the Swiss has six victories in WTA tournaments. Two Russians participated in the tournament. Ekaterina Alexandrova reached the semi-finals, where she lost to Bencic. Anastasia Gasanova lost in the first round match. In 2021, the tournament in Charleston was won by Russian Veronika Kudermetova.
