Bencic, Vondrousova to Vie for Gold as Djokovic Eases Into Semis

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his quarterfinal match against Kei Nishikori of Japan during the men's singles quarterfinal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 29, 2021. Edgar Su/Reuters

TOKYO—Belinda Bencic could become the first woman to clinch a singles tennis gold for Switzerland after she booked a place in the Olympic final with a hard-won 7–6(2) 4–6 6–3 victory over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina on Thursday.

Standing in front of her in Saturday’s title match will be Czech Marketa Vondrousova, who knocked out Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6–3 6–1 in a one-sided contest.