Brilliant Belinda Bencic reveals plans for unique celebration after winning Dubai title

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Belinda Bencic has won her third WTA title after upsetting world number four Petra Kvitova in the final of the Dubai Championships.

The 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 success completes a stunning week for the Swiss, who beat four current top ten players en-route to claiming the title.

The impressive run had earlier seen her dismiss world number two Simona Halep, world number six Elina Svitolina, and ninth-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.

“This is amazing. I just tried to put as many balls back as possible to create pressure,” said Bencic.

“I feel great. We worked a lot on my fitness, so maybe that was the secret.

On her incredible run of impressive scalps this week, Bencic added: “I’m not coming into this tournament thinking about winning at all.

“It’s really seeing who I play first round. You just see the first round, and try to win that.

“After I beat Stefanie Voegele, to be in the third round, the tournament was great for me, solid.

“To beat Sabalenka was a bonus. I didn’t have to beat her. She’s Top 10, she had the pressure.

“I have huge respect for Petra because she’s amazing player.

“She’s such a champion. I really didn’t believe all the match that I can beat her.

“Really, that was my mentality. I was just trying to get from point to point, getting closer, getting closer. I was not thinking too far ahead.”

Bencic has decided to celebrate in an conventional way before heading home, with a skydive!

“Skydiving is on my to-do list. We have to do it anyway in my life. We can do it now.

“It’s the first thing we will do in the morning.

“I’m providing a lot of heart attacks on the court. Now I’m going to provide heart attacks off the court.”

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