Talk:Belinda Bencic/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:59, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Going to be reviewing this article. MWright96 (talk) 19:59, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
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 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
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Early life and background

 * "losing to an opponent six years old in straight sets without winning a game." - six years older
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "a fellow Czechoslovak immigrant as well as the mother and coach of world No. 1 Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis," - and the mother and coach
 * Changed to "When Belinda was five years old, her father contacted fellow Czechoslovak immigrant Melanie Molitor, the mother and coach of world No. 1 Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis, for coaching advice." Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "Hingis becoming the top player in the world around the time Belinda was born was also one of the reasons Belinda's father" - one reason
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "She continued to work with Molitor through when she was a teenager," - better: She continued to work with Molitor through her teenage years,
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "and has also had the chance to work with Hingis on occasion." - this is more concise: and has also occasionally worked with Hingis.
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Junior career

 * "the first of which coming while she was still 14 years old." - at aged 14.
 * Changed to "at 14 years old" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "Bencic became the first to win the girls' singles titles" - first player
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "She was also the first Swiss girl to win a junior Grand Slam singles title since Martina Hingis in 1994," - try; She was also the first Swiss girl since Martina Hingis in 1994 to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.
 * With the "who clause" afterwards, this clause needs to end with Hingis. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "who won the same two titles that year." - I believe this section of text is redundant as the article is about Bencic and not concerning Hingis
 * I left it because it's natural for the reader to want to know which title(s) Hingis had won.
 * "Bencic's win streak was ended" - Bencic's run of victories
 * Not done, "win streak" is the most commonly-used term and encyclopedic enough. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

2011–14: Newcomer of the Year, US Open quarterfinal at 17

 * "Bencic made her WTA qualifying draw debut at the Luxembourg Open several months later in October" - clarify that the tournament was held seven months later since it is mentioned her ITF debut was in March 2011
 * Changed to "towards the end of the year in October" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Wikilink wild card to Wild card (sports) the first time it is mentioned
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "In 2013, Bencic moved up from $10K tier events" - better: progressed from the
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "she also made her top 100 debut a few weeks after turning 17." - how many weeks exactly?
 * Changed to "less than a month" (It was 27 days after.) Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

2015: Maiden WTA title, Premier 5 title, world No. 12

 * "She qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy, the second-tier year-end championship, but withdrew due to injury." - Was this because of Bencic's leg and hand injuries as mentioned in the previous sentence? If so than it will be to be added for clarity
 * Yes, changed to "As a result, she withdrew from the WTA Elite Trophy, the second-tier year-end championship, despite qualifying for the event." Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

2016–17: Top 10 debut, injury layoffs

 * Should the wikilink for the Sydney International be to the 2016 tournament and not the 2015 event?
 * Fixed. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "This performance helped her break into the top 10 for the first time while still 18 years old," - enter the top 10 for the first time at the age of 18,
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

2018–19: Slow ascent back into top 20, end of WTA title drought

 * "For the third consecutive year, Bencic was forced to miss a few consecutive months due to injury, this time because of a stress fracture in her foot. This injury kept her out from mid-March to late May." - I believe that these sentences could be more concise. How about A stress fracture in Bencic's foot sidelined her from mid-March to late May 2018.?
 * Changed to "For the third consecutive year, Bencic was forced to miss a few consecutive months due to injury. A stress fracture in her foot sidelined her from mid-March to late May." Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "The title helped her rise from No. 45 all the way to No. 23 in the world." - rise from No. 45 to world No. 23.
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "Bencic produced another Premier Mandatory semifinal at the Bencic produced another Premier Mandatory semifinal at the Madrid Open." - I feel that there is a chunk of information missing from this sentence and the structure of the sentence could do with a rework.
 * The first part "Bencic produced another Premier Mandatory semifinal at the" is duplicated by mistake. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Fed Cup

 * "In the World Group II play-off round a few months later" - how many months later exactly was this round?
 * Changed to "two months later" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "The following year, the two of them swept their first three singles matches" - duo
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Hopman Cup

 * "for three consecutive years from 2017–19." Per MOS:DATERANGE, the dates should be worded as 2017–2019
 * Changed to "from 2017 through 2019" Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * "the two of them won the tournament each of the next two years." - the pair won the tournament in
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Playing style

 * Wikilink groundstroke for readers unfamiliar with Tennis terminology
 * Done. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)