Top seed Belinda Bencic has withdrawn from the Hong Kong Open quarter-finals, becoming the latest player to succumb to injury during the WTA Tour’s Asian swing, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Fifth seed Belinda Bencic came from 4-2 down in the first set to defeat qualifier Varvara Gracheva in their first-ever meeting during the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Jasmine Paolini summoned every ounce of determination to stay in contention for a spot at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, surviving a grueling 3-hour, 22-minute battle to defeat sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the AUX Ningbo Open quarterfinals.

The China Open round of 16 clash between Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic was marked by more than just top-tier tennis, as tempers flared during a tense mid-match confrontation.