Iga Swiatek has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages.

The balls kept on listening to Iga Swiatek on Wednesday as the Polish eighth seed walloped Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. After years of nightmare outings at the spiritual home of lawn tennis,

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek, currently the women's No. 4 seed in the world, will face No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova at Wimbledon in a quarterfinal match airing this Wednesday morning. The women will play the first match of the day on No.