Tennis.com Interview
Belinda Bencic: "I want to get back to the top!"
Just six months after the birth of her daughter Bella, Switzerland's Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist is returning to the WTA Tour.
Kerber "leaves as a figurehead for the idea that your career is what you want it to be," narrates Jon Wertheim.
The top seed eased past the left-hander, 7-5, 6-3, on Monday.
Playing Rome for the first time since 2022, Kerber cruised in a 6-1, 6-0 win over American Lauren Davis, who dropped to 0-4 since returning from a six-month injury layoff last month.