{"id":849658,"date":"2026-08-10T00:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/849658\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:10:12","slug":"belinda-bencic-calls-out-husband-during-canadian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/849658\/","title":{"rendered":"Belinda Bencic Calls Out Husband During Canadian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Belinda\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic and her husband, Martin Hromkovic, were at odds during the 2026 National Bank Open.<\/p>\n

Belinda Bencic takes on rising star Alexandra Eala in the Round of 16 at the 2026 National Bank Open on August 9. Bencic, known for her fiery personality, must prepare to play with the crowd presence heavily in Eala\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

Eala, fresh off her historic first WTA singles win at the Washington Open, is \u201csuper excited<\/a>\u201d to play against Bencic after fighting back to defeat American Caty McNally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time that I\u2019m facing her,\u201d the 21-year-old Filipino star told reporters of Bencic. \u201cShe has accomplished so much in tennis. Of course, I remember watching her win the Olympic gold medal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Belinda<\/p>\n

GettyBelinda Bencic doesn\u2019t hold back her frustration with husband, Martin Hromkovic, during the 2026 Canadian Open.<\/p>\n

Bencic, who took home gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, advanced to the Round of 16 after a grueling marathon 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 victory against Taylor Townsend in the third round. Cheering Bencic on in Toronto, her husband, Martin Hromkovic, and their daughter, Bella<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Hromkovic is in the hot seat heading into the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

Belinda Bencic Yelled at Husband Martin Hromkovic to \u2018Man Up\u2019 During Her Match in Toronto<\/p>\n

Bencic\u2019s saucy side was on full display during her three-hour and 24-minute match against Townsend. During the changeover, cameras captured the 29-year-old going off on her team<\/a> from the court, which includes her husband, who\u2019s also her fitness trainer.<\/p>\n

Belinda Bencic to her team after winning the 2nd set against Taylor Townsend in Toronto<\/p>\n

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Hromkovic has been Bencic\u2019s trainer since 2018. Her coach is Iain Hughes. Their demeanor after she won the second set was clearly not up to Bencic\u2019s standards. Looking at her player\u2019s box, \u201cCan you man up and be loud? You! Yes,\u201d she said while making mock bored faces. \u201cShut up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bencic gathered her emotions and came back to win 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4. While video of Bencic\u2019s outburst went viral on social media, it\u2019s unlikely a lingering issue for Hromkovic, a former soccer player, and his wife.<\/p>\n

\"Belinda<\/p>\n

GettyBelinda Bencic\u2019s husband Martin Hromkovic has been her trainer since 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, we can separate private and professional life<\/a> well,\u201d Bencic told Tennis World in 2018. \u201cWhen I work, I really see him as a coach. I hope it stays that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him, the job is done when I\u2019m fit. Martin was an athlete himself, a footballer. So he understands well when I\u2019m nervous or tense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belinda Bencic and Martin Hromkovic Brought Their Daughter to Toronto
\nBencic, the first Swiss to win the gold medal in women\u2019s singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gave birth to Bella in April 2024. She returned to compete six months later and loves to bring her daughter to tournaments.<\/p>\n

Bencic told reporters of their 2-year-old daughter last week, \u201cShe\u2019s here with us, and the tournament is very nice. They said that they would provide an extra room paid for the moms that are traveling with the kids, so you have a bit more space for your team and all your luggage and everything. It\u2019s really nice from the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI, in general, think the tournaments are getting so much better at helping with this and that. Sometimes they have like a kids\u2019 corner or like some toys or some area to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tEmily Bicks<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Bills, Seahawks and Chiefs. She’s contributed to Heavy since 2019 and has interviewed some of the biggest stars in sports, including Jerry Rice, Shaquille O’Neal and Stefon Diggs. More about Emily Bicks<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic and her husband, Martin Hromkovic, were at odds during the 2026 National…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-849658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}