15:09
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:6
Sentence conclusion:
The Czech Vondrousova is clearly the better player in the first set. She is much better at getting her first set through and has an 80% on points won on 1st serve against Svitolina. The Ukrainian has only 42%. She is also clearly better on the return and the winners with 11 to five and so the first set goes to the FrenchOpen finalist from 2019 with a deserved score of 6:3.
15:07
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:6
With a forehand longline after a longer rally, the Czech gets her first set ball and uses it right away because Svitolina plays her forehand cross out. Vondrousova wins the first set 6:3 against the Ukrainian.
15:05
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:5
But Svitolina stays with herself and gets two game balls with a backhand longline. The former number three in the world forgives both and Vondrousaova equalizes to 40:40.
15:03
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:5
But the 28-year-old is now also catching on in her service game. She quickly scores the first points and leads 30-0. But then the Czech hits a backhand volley and shortens the lead to 15:30.
15:01
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:5
When the score is 3:4, there are now new balls for the first time. Vondrousova has now regained her composure and is quickly leading 40-0. She gets her first game ball through because Svitolina’s forehand longline lands in the net again. The French Open finalist from 2019 thus confirms the break and leads 5: 3
14:59
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:4
The Ukrainian can still fend off the first breakball because the Czech slips away slightly on her backhand. But then the 28-year-old has to go over the second serve and is not good on her return and hits the forehand cross a little too far. The Czech takes the 4:3 lead and is one break ahead again.
14:59
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:3
The third break in a row is imminent! After losing the service game, Vondrousova wants another rebreak and quickly leads 40: 0 and has three break points.
14:58
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 3:3
Svitolina’s return is strong again and Vondrousova is a little late on the ball and her forehand flies a bit too wide. Svitolina equalizes and gets the direct rebreak to 3: 3.
14:56
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:3
Vondrousova is able to equalize at the start, but the Ukrainian immediately takes the advantage after another backhand error by Vondrousova and has the advantage again.
14:56
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:3
Vondrousova then hits an ace right on the line and equalizes at 30:30. But Svitolina fights and works out a breakball!
14:53
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:3
But the number 43 in the world is now also a bit nervous. Only for the second time in this match does she have to go over second and hit her backhand into the net. After that, Svitolina is better and quickly leads 30:0.
14:52
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:3
But the Czech uses the first breakball and plays her return with the backhand longline just past the former number three in the world. Can the Czech confirm the break right away on her serve?
14:50
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:2
Now Svitolina has to fight. The 28-year-old is quickly behind at 0:30 and then hits her backhand cross a little too far out into the side. She has to fend off three breakballs.
14:49
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:2
The Czech again profits from a forehand error by the Ukrainian and leads 40:15. Although the 28-year-old comes back to make it 30:40, Svitolina hits her forehand again in the crucial rally and Vondrousova equalizes to make it 2:2.
14:47
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:1
Vondrousova now goes to the net for the first time in her service after the serve and gets the first point with a backhand volley. Even after that, the Czech showed her variability and quickly led 30:0.
14:45
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 2:1
The Ukrainian is now putting the Czech under pressure again and again with her serve and plays a lot of insight-out and thus gets a cue ball. The 28-year-old mother uses the first because Vondrousova’s forehand is too deep again and ends up in the net.
14:43
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 1:1
Once again, the 2019 Wimbledon semi-finalist is doing well in her service game. She gets the first point to make it 15:0 and is then lucky that Vondousova’s backhand cross ends up a bit too wide.
14:42
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 1:1
The 24-year-old Czech uses the first ball and benefits from a forehand error by the Ukrainian and equalizes to 1: 1 in the first set.
14:41
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 1:0
The number 43 in the world is also doing well in the service game and is quickly leading 30:0. Svitolina shortens with a forehand longline to 15:30. After that, the French Open finalist earns a game ball.
14:39
E. Svitolina – M. Vondrousova 1:0
Even after that, the game is competitive. The 2019 French Open finalist shortened to 15:40 with a backhand cross with a net roller. After that, the Ukrainian found her game again and, due to a mistake by the Czech, got the 1-0 in the first set with a backhand.
14:38
E.Svitolina – M.Vondrousova 0:0
Svitolina makes the first point. After that, a longer rally develops between the two and only the Czech has the chance with a short stop behind the net. However, the 28-year-old still manages to get the ball and makes it 30-0 with a passing ball
14:38
E.Svitolina – M.Vondrousova 0:0
The Ukrainian opens the first set with her service game. By the way, the roof on the Center Court is closed.
2:30 p.m
The players are here – it’s about to start!
Elina Svitolina and Marketa Vondrousova step onto the center court lawn and warm up. It starts in a few minutes!
14:25
Balance speaks for Svitolina, but the last duels for the Czech
The two tennis players have already met five times in their careers. Although Elina Svitolina leads 3: 2, she lost the last two matches in the quarterfinals in Rome 2020 and in the semifinals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021, in the three previous ones she won one in each case. However, the Ukrainian was already in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, while Marketa Vondrousova was in the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time.
14:20
Svitolina throws world number one out of the tournament
Elina Svitolina also caused a surprise in the quarterfinals. The 28-year-old, who only gave birth nine months ago, beat world number one Iga Świątek in the quarter-finals 7-5, 6-7 and 6-2. She was consistently the better player and caught up two breaks in the first set. In the second set, after a 4-1 lead in the tie-break, she lost her nerve and had to give up the second set. When the momentum was actually on the side of the Pole, the number 76 in the world changed her game and won the third set 6:2. For the seventh time she won against a world number one. The wife of French tennis player Gaël Monfils had previously prevailed against Venus Williams, Elisa Mertens, Sofia Kenin and Victoria Azarenka. In 2019, the 28-year-old was in the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the last time, but lost there to Simona Halep 1: 6 and 3: 6.
14:10
Come back strong against Pegula
Marketa Vondrousova prevailed in the quarterfinals against Jessica Pegula of the USA. Against number four in the world, she won the first set 6: 4. But then the US girl took over and equalized after 6:2 in sets. Pegula also led for a long time in the third set until the score was 4:1 and the match was interrupted due to rain. The 24-year-old Vondrousova used this time and got five games in a row after the break. The left-hander used her second match point and won the quarter-finals after 6: 4, 2: 6 and 6: 4. The 2019 French Open finalist is thus in the semi-finals of the traditional grass tournament for the first time.
14:00
Good day
Welcome to the women’s semi-finals at Wimbledon 2023. At around 2:30 p.m., Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina meets Czech Marketa Vondruosova in the first semi-final.