Laura Siegemund’s surprising quarter -finals in Wimbledon is also the result of meticulous preparation. She likes to take things into her own hands, even before the match against Aryna Sabalenka.
When Laura Siegemund had transformed the match ball against her Argentinian opponent Solana Sierra, her first way after having led to her partner and coach in personal union, Antonio Zucca.
A hug, the winner’s view on the square and then back into the mental tunnel, which brought it here. She does not want to allow exaggerated joy at the moment: “I don’t want to be too euphoric, I can do that after the tournament. At the moment I have the feeling that I still have a job to do.”
Security through your own work
It does not deny that this quarter -finals are also a surprise for victory and, even if the victories for them are due to their precise preparation: “If I was told before the tournament, I was in the quarter -finals, I would not have believed that. In the end it is easy. You have an opponent before you and for and for that you have to find solutions.”
The 37-year-old does not put the preparation for a match in other hands. She could have the opponent observation and the elaboration of a match plan done by her boyfriend, but she feels safer if she does it herself: “I do it myself. I work out my match plan, I need it for my game. With the information I have, I am excusing myself with my friend and coach. There are also things where he says, then you have to discuss it.
Very variable game against keys
The success of your preparation is obvious. Favorite and Australian Open Champion Madison Keys revealed Siegemund in the third round with her highly variable game from network attacks, many interspersed stops and aggressive game from the baseline. In the round of 16 against Solana Sierra, she was the favorite and didn’t play nervous. It was not crushed by the occasion. It was necessary to find solutions. And that found victory in an impressive way.
Sabalenka as the greatest task to be accepted
It also requires solutions in the quarter -finals against Sabalenka. The Belarusin is currently the largest task in women’s tennis. Even though the world ranking of 2025 has lost the three biggest finals in Melbourne, Paris and Indian Wells, she is currently the best player on the tour.
Siegemund was still confident in the press conference after her quarter -finals: “I do not play against a name, but against a player with a certain style of play. I don’t change anything because on the other Sabalenka. I do what I feel good.”
The biggest career game on the Center Court
The Center Court will be the place for the largest Wimbledon match so far. 15,000 spectators, the Royal Box and the history that this square radiates can have a striking effect on players who rarely have the opportunity to play here.
Siegemund thinks more about the nature of the square: “The places play a little differently. I have had no way to train on the square. These are subtleties. If you only need half a sentence, the match can be over. The players who are at home there have, of course, advantages.”
Sabalenka can definitely call the Center Court at home. Three of her four matches during this tournament played in the largest place on the facility on Church Road. So far she has hardly shown any weaknesses.
“I have absolutely nothing to lose”
Laura Siegemund will play a quarter -finals in a Grand Slam for the second time in her career in Wimbledon in Wimbledon. “I have absolutely nothing to lose. Of course she is one of the most difficult opponents you can have on the tour.”
After the end of the tour, victory can leave the tunnel. “When I’m at home in Sardinia and let the whole thing sink a little, I will be able to absorb and enjoy it.”