Not Federer, Not Wawrinka: Bencic Gets Gold for Switzerland

Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, reacts after defeating Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, in the women's gold medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on July 31, 2021. Seth Wenig/AP Photo

TOKYO—A Swiss tennis player won gold in singles at the Olympics and it’s not Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka.

Belinda Bencic accomplished something Saturday that her better-known fellow Swiss players never managed.