Iga Sviontek played in the Wimbledon quarterfinals with Belinda Bencic. The Polka never played in this phase of this struggle. The most that she has passed is the 4th round in 2021 at this Grand Slam tournament.
On Sunday 9 July, Iga Swiatek faced another challenge at this year’s Wimbledon. So far, the first racket of the world is doing very well in this Grand Slam tournament. In her previous matches, the Pole easily defeated Lin Zhu 2:0 (6:3, 6:1), and then defeated Sarah Sorribes Tormo (6:2, 6:0) without losing a set. In the 1/16 tournament, Iga Swiatek defeated Petra Martic.
Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek is close to breaking Belinda Bencic in the first set
In the 4th round, the first rocket of the world met with Belinda Bencic, who copes well with rivals of a higher rank. From the very beginning, both chess players played very evenly, but with a slight hint of Iga Sviontek, who could break her opponent twice at the beginning of the match, but was close to dotting all the i’s.
With the score at 2:2, Iga Sviontek requested a break for treatment due to the discomfort she felt in her shoes. The tennis player’s shoes must have rubbed her a little, which is what happened. Fortunately, after returning to the game, the game of the first racket of the world was the same as before. A moment later she had another break point, but unfortunately she missed it again.
Wimbledon: Belinda Bencic wins first set
The first set was fierce until the end, and with the score 5:4, Iga Sviontek managed to take the lead, but again she could not finish this game positively. There were six in total. There were no breaks in twelve games, so the fate of the game was to be decided by a tie-break.
As a result, the Swiss kept her cool, playing this tie-break almost flawlessly. Bencic won 6-1, but Iga Sviontek returned to the game for a short time. As a result, she lost the game 4:7.
Iga Sviontek returned to the game, although Belinda Bencic had match balls.
Luckily, Iga Sviontek got up after the end of the previous game. Belinda Bencic started the second set with errors, giving Iga Sviontek another chance to win when her opponent served. This time, the first racket of the world did not lead to an advantage and, with an excellent return, broke the opponent and the curse of six break points from the first set.
Unfortunately, with the score 3:2, Bencic made up for lost time and again defeated Iga Sviontek. This set was very even to the end. Unfortunately, in the twelfth game, the Swiss had the first match points, which the first racket of the world successfully defended and led to another tie-break, in which she won 7:2.
Iga Sviontek advanced to the quarter-finals
The third set was just as intense as the previous ones, although fatigue was evident on both sides. This was reflected in the percentage of first passes played, which increasingly turned out to be inaccurate. As the game progressed, Belinda Bencic began to feel discomfort in her bandaged biceps, which Iga Sviontek took advantage of, who defeated the Swiss already with the score 2:1.
In that set, the first racket of the world eventually won with a score of 6:3 and reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, which was her best result in her career. In the semi-finals, she will meet the winner of the pair Victoria Azarenka - Elina Svitolon.
Source: Wprost
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