Unseeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina stunned world No. 1 Iga Świątek on Tuesday, winning 7-5 6-7 6-2 in a Centre Court classic to reach the Wimbledon semifinals
. Svitolina only returned to tennis three months ago following the birth of her daughter, Skaï Monfils, in October and, currently ranked world No. 76, was given a wildcard to compete at this year’s Wimbledon. Her incredible run at SW19 now includes wins over four grand slam champions – Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka and Świątek – and equals her career best performance in a grand slam, matching her semifinal appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2019.
“So for sure, it’s not easy to play against someone that you share a lot of good moments with and I think for her it was not easy. “In the end, just really proud of the effort I made today and really thank you so much for cheering for me all the way.” Svitolina said the first thing she was going to do was “have a beer,” an answer that drew huge cheers from the Centre Court crowd. “At the beginning of the tournament, if someone told me I would be in the semifinals and beat the world No.
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