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Watch: Belinda Bencic’s Adorable Practice Partner in Paris

Watch Belinda Bencic's Paris practice with a very special face.

By Richard Pagliaro
05/21/2026

By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, May 21, 2026
Photo credit: Antoine Couvercelle/ROLEX

Belinda Bencic enjoyed emotional boost from a familiar face on the practice court.

Watch Bencic and her adorable two-year-old daughter, Bella, share the court at Roland Garros for a spirited pre-tournament practice session.

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Baby Bella even emulates her famous mother’s trademark return position stance.

This mother-daughter practice session comes nearly a month after Bella celebrated her second birthday on April 23rd. Bella is the first child for Belinda Bencic and her partner, Martin Hromkovic.

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This isn’t Bella’s first on-court training experience.

Last month, Bella played role of roving coach and clay-court inspector during Belinda Bencic’s Charleston practice.

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Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.

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