Bencic, 24, was also a teenage prodigy who reached the world’s top 100 as a 17-year-old and exploded on to the Grand Slam scene at the same age by reaching the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows in 2014.
On Raducanu, Bencic said: “She’s up and coming and an amazing talent. I didn’t see much yet how she played, but what I saw is definitely she’s very athletic, she’s moving great, and, I mean, she has great results.”
Having been coached by Martina Hingis’ mother, Bencic was often compared to five-time Grand Slam champion Hingis – who also trained and mentored her younger compatriot.
In 2016, when she was still 18, Bencic climbed to seventh in the world rankings but then had back and wrist injuries.
After a patient recovery, the Swiss right-hander reached the US Open semi-finals two years ago – where she lost to eventual champion Bianca Andreescu – and landed one of the sport’s biggest prizes with victory in Tokyo last month.
These successful experiences are proving beneficial this fortnight in New York, says Bencic.
“I feel like from all of these situations you can always learn something. Now I definitely learn how it is to be in the second week, how to manage these quarter-finals, semi-finals matches,” she said.
“I also feel the Olympics helped me a lot in this. I played big matches there, as well, and I know now how it feels to go deep in a tournament and an important tournament.”
