By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 7, 2025
Belinda Bencic is Wimbledon’s final mother standing.
The 28-year-old Swiss equalled her finest Grand Slam outcome, and pushed into her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on Monday with a 7-6(4) 6-4 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Bencic is 15 months faraway from giving beginning to her child Bella. She is the final remaining mother of the 9 who began the primary draw this 12 months at Wimbledon.
“It is superb to share the reminiscences as a household” ♥️Belinda Bencic grew to become a mom simply 15 months in the past, now travelling on tour with daughter Bella – and she or he’s loving each minute of sharing the expertise along with her household ✨#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/i66CMLpk2K
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2025
Bencic is into her fourth profession Grand Slam quarterfinal – her first as a mother, and her first since 2021.
Mothers at Wimbledon, 2025:
Belinda Bencic – reached qf and nonetheless alive
Elina Svitolina – misplaced spherical 3
Naomi Osaka – misplaced spherical 3
Victoria Azarenka – misplaced spherical 1
Petra Kvitova – misplaced spherical 1
Taylor Townsend – misplaced spherical 1
Tatjana Maria – misplaced spherical 1
Anastasia Sevastova – misplaced spherical 1
Yanina Wickmayer – misplaced spherical 1
Solely three mothers have gained main titles in Open Period historical past – Margaret Court docket, Evonne Goolagong and Kim Clijsters.
It was a troublesome victory to shut. After falling to Alexandrova and profitable simply three video games at Dangerous Homburg, Bencic was practically house, however the Russian hit a bevy of winners to avoid wasting 5 match factors and delay the match.
Undeterred, the Swiss broke within the subsequent sport, changing her sixth match level and letting the feelings wash over her.
Pure emotion ♥️@BelindaBencic | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/uJfva2zoOc
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2025
Bencic, the 2013 Wimbledon Women’ champion, will face both Mirra Andreeva or Emma Navarro subsequent at Wimbledon.
