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Home / Sports / Swiss Star Bencic Survives Scare, Faces Paolini in Ningbo Quarterfinal

Swiss Star Bencic Survives Scare, Faces Paolini in Ningbo Quarterfinal

17 Oct

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Summary

Bencic overcomes qualifier Starodubtseva in 3-set thriller
Paolini dominates Kudermetova to reach quarterfinals
Bencic and Paolini have faced off 3 times, with Paolini winning their last meeting

Swiss Star Bencic Survives Scare, Faces Paolini in Ningbo Quarterfinal

On October 17, 2025, the quarterfinal round of the Ningbo Open is set to feature a clash between Swiss star Belinda Bencic and Italian player Jasmine Paolini.

Bencic, who has had a decent season so far with a 31-16 win-loss record, struggled to overcome qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in the Round of 16. After losing the opening set, Bencic needed to dig deep to register a thrilling 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory. Prior to this, Bencic had defeated Magda Linette in the opening round, following her failure to reach the quarterfinals in Wuhan and Beijing.

On the other hand, second-seeded Paolini is enjoying a strong run in Ningbo. She received a bye in the opening round and then registered a dominant 6-2, 7-5 win over former World No. 9 Veronika Kudermetova in the Round of 16. Paolini, who has a 41-17 win-loss record this season, is the top contender after the early exit of the top seed Mirra Andreeva.