The world number of one Aryna Sabalenka took over Amanda Anisim’s place in Wimbledon finals on Thursday as Iga Swiatk faces the former Olympic Champions Belind Belinda.

AFP Sport looks at two semifinals at the club All England:

Top Seeds Aryna Sabalenka did not throw a set on Wimbledon in the first four rounds, but she had to survive the omnipotent frighten of seeing 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund in a quarterfinal.

Belarusian, who fought to deal with different games of her German opponent, was twice the break in decision-making before he prevailed 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in almost three hours.

The 27-year-old party is a bidding to reach the fourth consecutive Grand Slam Final against 13. Seeds of Anisimova.

The Sabalenka, who lost the open open open and French open, is facing an opponent who won five of his eight meetings, although the most popular seeds last month went out to the top in Roland Garros last month.

Anisimova, who beat Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova In order to reach the semifinals, it was ranked under 400 years when she returned from Saturday mental health at the beginning of the season 2024.

Now the 23-year-old coincided its best Grand Slam Singles Result, equalized in the last four on French in 2019. year, and next week it will jump in the first ten.

“I definitely think this surface fits well with your game”, “ Sabalenka said. “So play so good so far. Good serves, hit rather clean and heavy shots.

“We just played recently on French Open. I had to really work hard to win. I mean, it will be a very aggressive tennis, I think.”

Until this year, Iga Swiatk never showed a large part of the grass affinity, he would not cross a quarterfinal in Wimbledon.

But the 24-year-old man reached the final of the bad Homburg open last month and moved continuously through drawing on Wimbledon, releasing only one set in her five matches.

Polish eighth seed won four French open headlines on the clay, and they also triumphed on hard courts on the American room open.

Swiatk, who beat Junior Wimbledon in 2018. year, he said after his quarter-final victory against Russia Liudmila Samsonova That she worked hard to improve the game on the grass.

“I feel great. Although I’m in the middle of the tournament, I already have goosebumps after this victory. I’m great happy and super proud of myself, and I’ll continue” She said.

Bencić, who trails Switak 3-1 in their number, returned to the action in October, six months after the birth of a daughter, Bella.

Like Switek, 28-year-old Bencić is a former Junior Champion Wimbledon, 2013, but unlike her opponent, he found her legs on the grass much earlier, winning her first WTA Single in Eastbourne in Eastbourne in 2015. Years.

“I am very proud. I didn’t say that much, but I say that Bella I’m saying that every day. It’s not just me, I couldn’t do it without my amazing family and team”, “ Tokyo said the Olympic champion.

“That’s how we worked hard on my way back. We enjoy life on tour and play is a great bonus.”