Tennis

Iga Swiatek sees off Liudmila Samsonova to reach first Wimbledon semi-final against Mirra Andreeva or Belinda Bencic

Iga Swiatek reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time as she beat Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets. The former world No. 1 has now made the semi-finals of all three Grand Slams so far this season. Samsonova fought back from 4-2 down in the second set, but Swiatek managed to get over the line and next faces Belinda Bencic, who beat seventh seed Mirra Andreeva in straight sets.

Kyrgios: Alcaraz and Sinner will 'carry' men's tennis with Djokovic on his 'last legs'

Video credit: TNT Sports

Iga Swiatek powered into her first Wimbledon semi-final with victory over Liudmila Samsonova.
Eighth seed Swiatek showed off her grass-court improvements as she won 6-2 7-5 on Court One.
Samsonova threatened a fightback as she rallied in the second set, but four-time French Open champion Swiatek dug deep to progress.
Tennis

Swiatek criticises 'overwhelming' tennis schedule and says stars play too much

28/09/2025 at 22:58
Swiatek, who has reached the semis of all three Grand Slams so far this year, next meets Belinda Bencic after she upset seventh seed Mirra Andreeva.
"It feels great, I have goosebumps after this win," said Swiatek.
"I am super happy and super proud of myself and I will keep going.
"I really enjoy playing [on grass] this year and hopefully it is going to last as long as possible. I worked hard to progress here on this surface."
Swiatek had won all four previous meetings against Samsonova, but this was their first on grass, which has been the least successful surface of Swiatek's career.
However, she made her first grass final ahead of Wimbledon and has impressed over the last 10 days.
"This year I feel like I developed as a player, and I had time to practice little bit more," said Swiatek.
"Match by match my confidence, for sure, went up so that I can use it on this championship."
Samsonova had not lost a set on her way to a first Grand Slam quarter-final and had a break point in the opening game, but Swiatek saved it with an ace.
The former world No. 1 soon started to find her range, rattling through a quick hold and then breaking after excellent defence won her a point.
Samsonova vented her frustration towards her box after the game and her mood didn’t improve as she whacked a forehand long to hand Swiatek the set.
Wimbledon

Kyrgios on 'incredible' Alcaraz and Sinner following Federer, Nadal and 'amazing' Djokovic

09/07/2025 at 12:33
Samsonova made 18 unforced errors in the opening set and back-to-back double faults handed Swiatek another break early in the second set.
Just as the match looked to be getting away from Samsonova, she had four chances to break back in the third game.
Although she couldn’t take any of them, she did take the next opportunity when Swiatek fired wide in her following service game.
But another double fault gave Swiatek a 4-2 lead as the Pole seemed to be closing on victory.
Samsonova, though, was not done, breaking straight back and getting on level terms.
The Russian started to take charge of more points with her powerful hitting as Swiatek had to dig deep to hold from 0-30 in the 11th game.
That hold proved crucial as Swiatek broke in the next game to seal victory, clinching it with a forehand winner.
---
Watch the Wimbledon singles finals and daily 90-minute highlights shows live on TNT Sports and discovery+
US Open

'Why would you say that?' - Swiatek in awkward exchange with reporter after US Open exit

04/09/2025 at 09:09
US Open

'This has been such a dream' - Anisimova backs herself for glory after taking revenge on Swiatek

04/09/2025 at 00:02
Advertisement
Advertisement