Wimbledon | Elina Svitolina defeats Iga Swiatek and returns to the semis

(Wimbledon) Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, 76^e world, beat world No.1 Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 on Tuesday and will return to the Wimbledon semi-finals four years after reaching there and nine months after giving birth.

Svitolina, also very affected by the war in Ukraine, had reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon and then at the United States Open in 2019, her best Grand Slam result to date. She will face Thursday for a first place in the final the Czech Marketa Vondrousova (42^e).

Marketa Vondrousova surprises Jessica Pegula

The Czech Marketa Vondrousova (42^e world) managed the feat of beating the number 4 seed, the American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament on Wednesday, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to qualify for the semi-finals. finals.

In the last four, Vondrousova, who was a finalist at Roland-Garros in 2019, will face either Polish world number 1 Iga Swiatek or Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (76^e).

The disillusionment is cruel for Pegula who loses his sixth Grand Slam quarter-final out of six.

After a very eventful first set, with five breaks, but which had turned to the advantage of the Czech (6-4), the American seemed to have taken control of the match.

She had flown over the second set by taking the opposing face-off twice and without even offering a break point on hers (6-2). Then she had made the hole at 3-1 in the decisive set when the match had to be stopped to close the roof and very briefly put the tarpaulin on because of the rain.

When the players returned, Pegula confirmed her break at 4-1 and even got a double break point on the opposing serve.

Back to the wall, the Czech got excited and fierce exchanges followed one another, but most often turning to her advantage.

Not only Pegula lost this game, but Vondrousova lined up 5 games in a row to snatch her first half on the London turf.