Belinda Benčičová Source: SITA/AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
LONDON – Polish tennis player Iga Swiateková made it to the singles quarterfinals at the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon for the first time in her career. The world and seeded number one defeated fourteenth-seeded Belinda Benčičová in three sets 6:7 (4), 7:6 (2), 6:3 in a dramatic round of 16 match.
Swiss woman with Slovak roots, Benčičová, who is coached by Slovakian Matej Lipták, was close to victory. After winning the tiebreak of the first set, she led in the second set 2:0, 3:1 and had two match points at 6:5. However, Swiateková finally managed the difficult situation and stretched her winning streak to 14 meetings.
She deflected match points
“I am all the happier that I was able to win the match, even though the opponent had match points. At such a moment, you know that you have to give everything, but at the same time play carefully. I am very happy that I am continuing in this tournament. This season, I feel doing well on grass,” noted Swiateková, who adjusted the mutual balance with Benčičová to 3:1.
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Even Svitolina with a turn
In the quarterfinals, the Pole will meet the Ukrainian Jelina Svitolina, who also reached the top eight after a three-set duel. She defeated the nineteen-ranked Belarusian Victoria Azarenkova 2:6, 6:4, 7:6 (9). Svitolina was losing in the tiebreak of the decisive set 4:7, but she finally managed to turn it around and ended the match after the second match point.
Vondroušová turned the Czech derby around
American Jessica Pegulová won in the round of 16 over Ukraine’s Lesia Curenko 6:1, 6:3. In the fight for the semi-finals, she will meet the Czech Markéta Vondroušová, who eliminated compatriot Marie Bouzkova, seeded as number 32, in three sets 2:6, 6:4 and 6:3. She made it to the top eight at Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
16-year-old Russian amazes the world
Only 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andrejevová defeated the 22nd seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova in the 3rd round 6:2, 7:5. In the round of 16, she will meet the American Madison Keys.
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women – singles – round of 16:
Markéta Vondroušová (Czech Republic) – Marie Bouzková (Czech Republic-32) 2:6, 6:4, 6:3
Mirra Andrejevová (Rus.) – Anastasia Potapovová (Rus.-22) 6:2, 7:5
Jessica Pegulová (USA-4) – Lesia Curenková (Ukr.) 6:1, 6:3
Iga Swiateková (Poland-1) – Belinda Benčičová (Switzerland-14) 6:7 (4), 7:6 (2), 6:3
Jelina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Victoria Azarenkova (White-19) 2:6, 6:4, 7:6 (9)
Author: © List VIDEO: YouTube/Wimbledon Source: TASR
2023-07-09 19:52:30
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