Taylor Townsend vs Belinda Bencic Prediction & Picks - WTA National Bank Open
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Tennis Picks
One of the American hopefuls will be back in action at the WTA event in Toronto on Friday, when Taylor Townsend will attempt to make the third round of a top-tier event for just the third time in 2026. Standing in her way of that achievement is Belinda Bencic who has regularly reached the third round of events this year.
We cannot really knock the efforts of Taylor Townsend, who has performed very well in Toronto so far. It's clear that the American is enjoying the conditions, and it's not as if she's beaten poor players, defeating the world number 67 and the world number 25, winning both of those matches in straight sets. However, she's now up against an even better player, a player who is very hard to beat on this surface. Belinda Bencic won in straight sets when the pair last met, while the way in which she brushed aside Sloane Stephens in the last round suggests that she means business here.
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Taylor Townsend vs Belinda Bencic Form
Taylor Townsend and Belinda Bencic Latest Matches
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3/6 (50%)
Aug 5, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Aug 3, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Jun 30, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jun 21, 2026 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
Jun 20, 2026 - WTA Bad Homburg Open
May 26, 2026 - WTA French Open
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
Aug 5, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Jul 5, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jul 3, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jul 1, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jun 29, 2026 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
May 31, 2026 - WTA French Open
Taylor Townsend against Belinda Bencic : Head to Head (H2H)
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Apr 4, 2019 - WTA Charleston Open
Taylor Townsend - Belinda Bencic Key Points
- When the pair last met, Belinda Bencic won in straight sets.
- Belinda Bencic won her first-round match in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-1.
- Belinda Bencic has won four of her last five hard-court matches in straight sets.
- Belinda Bencic has won each of her last five hard-court matches against lower-ranked players in straight sets.
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Our Taylor Townsend vs Belinda Bencic Prediction
As touched on above, Taylor Townsend is in good form right now, but even an in-form Townsend is likely to struggle against an in-form Belinda Bencic, who is just far too consistent in hard-court matches of this nature. The Swiss player knows how to take advantage of facing lower-ranked players, especially on hard courts, and her recent record in matches like this is just impossible to ignore. She made light work of defeating a similar player last time out, so we should not be at all surprised if she reaches the next round courtesy of a straight-set win here.
Our Taylor Townsend vs Belinda Bencic Pick: Belinda Bencic to Win 2-0.
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