Iga Swiatek smashed her way into Wimbledon history on Wednesday by reaching her first ever semi-final at the famous tournament. The Polish tennis star crushed Russian opponent Liudmila Samsonova with a solid 6-2, 7-5 victory on the grass courts. Swiatek grabbed the eighth seed position but proved she belongs with the very best players in the world. The 24-year-old fighter will battle either Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva or former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic for a spot in Saturday's massive final. Her previous best showing at Wimbledon was making it to the quarter-finals just last year.
The tennis ace has dominated clay courts at the French Open with four championship titles plus grabbed the US Open crown back in 2022. Wimbledon's grass surface has always given Swiatek major headaches throughout her career until Wednesday's breakthrough moment. She completely destroyed Samsonova in the opening set by winning every single point on her first serve while her opponent made mistake after mistake. The second set got much tighter when Samsonova fought back hard and tied things up at 4-4. Swiatek dug deep and found another gear to break serve one final time and secure her place among the final four women left standing.
The former world number one has quietly moved through the draw while other big names crashed out early. She recently climbed back into the top four rankings after reaching a grass court final last month.
The tennis ace has dominated clay courts at the French Open with four championship titles plus grabbed the US Open crown back in 2022. Wimbledon's grass surface has always given Swiatek major headaches throughout her career until Wednesday's breakthrough moment. She completely destroyed Samsonova in the opening set by winning every single point on her first serve while her opponent made mistake after mistake. The second set got much tighter when Samsonova fought back hard and tied things up at 4-4. Swiatek dug deep and found another gear to break serve one final time and secure her place among the final four women left standing.
The former world number one has quietly moved through the draw while other big names crashed out early. She recently climbed back into the top four rankings after reaching a grass court final last month.
