Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek storms into final at All England Club against Amanda Anisimova | Tennis News
The five -time Grand Chelem champion, Iga Swiatek, demonstrated his prowess on the grass field by taking his first Wimbledon final against the 13th American seeded Amanda Anisimova.
The post kept it cool in extreme heat in western London to reach its seventh major final with a 6-2 6-0 victory in just 72 minutes against 2021, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, who succeeded in the last four of her first year at the tournament after the birth of her daughter Bella in April 2024.
Meanwhile, Anisimova amazed the world’s n ° 1 and the title and the title and the title Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon final only two years after having moved away from the sport.
Swiatek grew up with all the fortnight with all the fortnight and was personified in an overwhelming victory against his Swiss opponent.
It would have been even faster, but for a long delay, three games in the competition when, for a third time on Center runs Thursday, a spectator was taken badly.
The post reached the final of the Grass-Court tournament in Bad Homburg on the eve of Wimbledon, which was the first she had made at any level since he won her fifth Grand Chelem title at the French Open last spring, and now she is only a matching match Carlos Alcaraz by winning major trophies on each surface.
She said on the court: “Honestly, I never even dreamed that it was going to be possible for me to play in the final.
“I am simply super excited. I thought I had experienced everything on the ground but I did not live well to play on the grass.
“I feel confident and I’m just going to that. It is sure it works.”
Swiatek started with a goal and seized the undernourished service of his opponent.
The hot weather has resulted in hard and inflatable courts, and they were certainly to the taste of the post, Swiatek converting a 3-0 advance into a first simple set.
She slightly fog down at the start of the second, serving two double defects, but Bencic could not take advantage of it and Swiatek quickly started to transform a first semi-final of Wimbledon in a first final.
Anisimova upsets the world n ° 1
Amanda Anisimova amazed Aryna Sabalenka to reach his first Grand Colem final
Anisimova, the 23 -year -old American, kept her cool on a bakery field to win a dramatic competition in two hours and 37 minutes and give her a fourth anniversary to remember.
Anisimova’s sister, Maria and nephew Jaxon, had gave up states earlier in the week to watch her victory in the quarter -final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
It was the first tennis match that Jaxon had gone, and the young person could be invited to a few others after the incredible victory of his aunt.
“It doesn’t seem real at the moment,” said Anisimova. “Aryna is such a difficult competitor and I was dying of dying.
“It is an inspiration for me and so many other people.
“Getting out in mind and being in the Wimbledon final is incredibly special.
“I have my beautiful family there, my sister, my nephew and my brother-in-law. What a trip the last two weeks have been.”
Anisimova’s victory has extended his record for victories over his equally big-hoching rival at 6-3 and kept American hopes alive by a third female Grand Slam champion this year after Madison Keys won the Australian Open and Coco Gauff the Open of France.
His victory is all the more remarkable because Anisimova had to take an extended break from tennis in 2023 to prioritize his mental health.
“To be honest, if you told me, I would be in the final in Wimbledon, I won’t believe you,” she added.
“Being there is not easy. Being in the finals is indescribable.”
Sabalenka, who was beaten in the final of Australian and French openings, was left to licked her injuries after missing the chance to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014-2015 to reach four important consecutive finals.
Sabalenka distributes water to spectators in stifling conditions
Sabalenka passed out water and ice packs in the middle of sunny conditions in Wimbledon Thursday
Sabalenka gave water to spectators in the central court which required assistance in the midst of stifling conditions.
During the first set, Belarusian gave a bottle of water and an ice pack in the stands to applause on the ground.
The umbrellas were also transmitted in the supporter stand, the game was arrested when they received help.
Somewhat time later, another spectator sat in the east stand of the central courtyard, which is open to the sun, required attention – Sabalenka walking again through the courtyard to keep the water in the crowd.
Sabalenka said she hoped that spectators “feel better”, adding that interruptions “had not interrupted the game” of the match.
Speaking at a press conference after the match, Sabalenka said: “I have the impression that London is not ready for this time.
“It was super hot, and I can’t even imagine sitting in the same place and the sun is constantly hitting you.
“You have to be really prepared, staying hydrated and it can happen to everyone.
“I just hope they feel better.”
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