The last four competitors in the women’s singles tournament at Wimbledon are set as the semifinalists take the court on Thursday. With spots in the championship match on the line, Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova, Iga Świątek and Belinda Bencic will take the prestigious Center Court.
Anisimova became the first of that group to punch her ticket to the final with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Sabalenka. It was a fantastic, back-and-forth match, but Anisimova came out on top in the end.
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The American relied on a fantastic serve, which registered just two aces, but put Sabalenka in tough positions all game. While Anisimova showed signs of frustration and poor body language during the match, she recovered enough to take a huge 4-1 lead in the final set. While Sabalenka battled her back, that gap proved to be too big. Anisimova pulled out a narrow 6-4 win in the final set to advance to her first Wimbledon final in her career.
Whoever wins the second match will be in the same position. None of the four semifinalist had ever reached the final at Wimbledon. Anisimova broke that streak with a win in the first match. Who will join her in the final?
It could be No. 8 Świątek, who has been dominant so far in this tournament, winning 10 of 11 sets decisively in search of her 22nd WTA singles title and a sixth major to add to her four French Open titles, plus one US Open win. Switzerland’s unseeded Bencic has scraped her way to the semis in a tournament that has been marred by upsets. Apart from her first-round win over Alycia Parksa, Bencic has navigated a tightly-contested route to the semis, with two of her matches seeing a third set. She upset No. 7 Mirra Andreeva to advance to Thursday, and currently has a WTA ranking of 34.
How to watch the Wimbledon women’s singles semifinals
Date: Thursday, July 10
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Aryna Sabalenka-Amanda Anisimova start time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Belinda Bencic-Iga Świątek time: 9:40 a.m. ET
Location: Center Court | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London
TV channel: ESPN | ESPN+ | Disney+
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