Huge surprise in the Wimbledon quarterfinals: Elina Switolina defeated Iga Swiatek, number one in the world. The Czech Marketa Vondrousova was the first to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday (07/11/2023).
Switolina continued her impressive triumphal march. The 28-year-old won against the top seed Swiatek 7: 5, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 2 and made it into the semi-finals of the classic lawn for the second time after 2019. The Ukrainian, only in the main draw thanks to a wildcard from the organizers, converted her second match point after 2:50 hours and was then celebrated by the spectators.
Vondrousova: “I don’t even know what just happened”
Switolina’s semi-final opponent Vondrousova defeated the American Jessica Pegula 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4 and survived the quarter-finals for the first time in Wimbledon. The 2019 French Open finalist converted her second match point after 1:55 hours. “I don’t even know what just happened. I still can’t believe that I turned the game around in the third set“Vondrousova said after her strong performance.
Sinner still strong, Krawietz/Pütz successful
For the men, Jannik Sinner was the first player to get a ticket for the semi-finals. The Italian defeated Roman Safiullin confidently in four sets 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2 and made it into the last four for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament. “That means a lot to me“Said Sinner, who only lost his second set in the course of the tournament and has been in excellent shape at Wimbledon so far.
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz won their round of 16 game. The German doubles seeded at number ten defeated the Mexican-French combination Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6:4, 3:6, 6:3, which was five positions higher. Krawietz/Pütz’ next opponents are number 13 seeded Jamie Murray/Michael Venus (Great Britain/New Zealand).