CNN
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Belinda Bencic claimed perhaps the most memorable victory of her tennis career on Saturday, unrelated to anything that happened on the court.
Instead, it was the support from the stands that made her win at the Abu Dhabi Open so special to Bencic, cheered on by her husband and nine-month-old daughter Bella.
“It meant the world to me,” Bencic told CNN Sport’s Patrick Snell. “I just worked really hard to be where I am and it’s a mini dream come true that she was able to be with me and to see this.”
The 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory against USA’s Ashlyn Krueger was Bencic’s ninth WTA title and her first as a mom. The Swiss player is…
