Belinda Bencic vs Varvara Gracheva Preview & Prediction | 2025 Pan Pacific Open | Round of 16

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Belinda Bencic faces Varvara Gracheva in the round-of-16 at the Pan Pacific Open.

Ranking points: WTA 500

Start date/time:

Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Belinda Bencic vs Varvara Gracheva prediction

Belinda Bencic begins this tournament in the round-of-16. She last competed in Ningbo and was a set away from making the semi-finals but she lost in the last eight as Jasmine Paolini fought back to defeat the Swiss. That was her fourth quarter-final of the season, with Bencic’s highlight being a title in Abu Dhabi earlier in the year.

She takes on Varvara Gracheva. She fought back from a set down to beat Xinyu Wang in round one. The Chinese player came from 4-2 down to reel off five games in a row as she also broke right at the start of the second. Gracheva managed to respond and went on to win 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Bencic is the player with the far greater pedigree on tour, and this should prove to be a comfortable match for the world number 14 as she aims to finish the campaign strongly.

Belinda Bencic vs Varvara Gracheva tip: Belinda Bencic to win 2-0