Bencic suffered an ankle injury in the final game of the opening set, and though the No.8 seed continued for three more games, she quit the match while trailing 6-3, 2-1.
Poland's Iga Swiatek expanded her lead at the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday after her French Open triumph in Paris over American Coco Gauff.
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): Magda Linette of Poland on Sunday knocked out No.6 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 in the opening round of the French Open 2022 on the main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier.
Rome [Italy], May 16 (ANI): World No.1 Iga Swiatek won her fifth consecutive WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating No.7 Ons Jabeur, 6-2, 6-2 to win the Italian Open 2022.
Madrid [Spain], May 10 (ANI): Tennis fans witnessed drastic changes in the Madrid Open trophy after the Masters 1000 tournament concluded with Ons Jabeur and Carlos Alcaraz reigning supreme at the clay-court event.
Madrid [Spain], May 8 (ANI): Ons Jabeur of Tunisia clinched the Madrid Open title with a thrilling win over Jessica Pegula in a final clash on Saturday, to become the first Arab player to win a WTA Masters 1000 event.
Madrid [Spain], May 6 (ANI): Jessica Pegula of America advanced into the final of the Madrid Open after defeating Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 6-3, 6-4 in their late-night semifinal clash.
Madrid [Spain], May 5 (ANI): The No. 8 seed Ons Jabeur on Thursday became the first Arab player to reach a WTA 1000 final after defeating qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets at Madrid Open 2022.
Madrid [Spain], May 4 (ANI): Ons Jabeur marched into the semifinal on Wednesday with an impressive performance at the Madrid Open as she completed a crushing 6-3, 6-2 win over two-time Madrid champion Simona Halep.