Switzerland's Belinda Bencic reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal in nine attempts on Monday, dismissing 18th-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4) 6-4 in just under two hours on a breezy Court One.

But Bencic, showing composure and grit, rallied from 0-30 in the next game, winning four straight points and sealing the win on her sixth match point

Belinda Bencic advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal -- 11 years after her All England Club debut -- by beating 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Monday.