Bencic celebrates birthday with more wins

Published March 12, 2019

Thank you for all your Messages💙 I had a great Birthday yesterday, traditionally at @Cheesecake 🤪😃🎈🧁 #ultimateredvelvet pic.twitter.com/JnD10EHx1e
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) March 11, 2019

Belinda Bencic celebrated her 22nd birthday during the BNP Paribas Open at the Cheesecake Factory, but her big gift to herself came before she arrived in the desert.

Happy Birthday, @BelindaBencic 🥳🎁🎊 pic.twitter.com/KTiEvUB01x
— wta (@WTA) March 10, 2019

The Swiss defeated four Top-10 players to win the Dubai title, and she earned February’s WTA Player of the Month award.

February's Player of the Month - it's good to have you back, @belindabencic! ---> https://t.co/NEDu1V2plz pic.twitter.com/MNMfhfneRs
— wta (@WTA) March 9, 2019

She carried her momentum into Indian Wells by taking out Alison Van Uytvanck and Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the round of 16. She'll take on top seed Naomi Osaka on Tuesday.