Wimbledon, Halep, Anisimova and the “former Russian” Rybakina in the quarterfinals

That Simona Halep had targeted this Wimbledon without queens, it was understood a few turns ago, but today the confirmation has arrived. Ons Jabeur permitting, however still to be discovered under the pressure of the highest slam levels, she is the former number 1 in the world who is a candidate for the role of favorite in the women’s singles. The Romanian had not set foot on Center Court since the triumph of 2019, when she beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-2, and immediately found the feeling with the most famous field in the world by overwhelming the inconsistent (today) Spanish Paula Badosa, with a net 6-1 6-2 in about an hour of play. In 2021 she had to skip the London Slam, in 2022 she could be chosen as a player who was to inaugurate the Center Court on Tuesday but the organizers preferred to repeat the idea of ​​2021 when they put the then number 1 in the world Ashleigh Barty, thus opting for Iga Swiatek. The stage has recovered with interests.

Anisimova is back

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For Halep, however, there will be a tough opponent on her path, very tough, and who is showing her full potential at Wimbledon. Let’s talk about Amanda Anisimova, who returns to the quarter-finals for the first time from Paris 2019 (where she beat the Romanian), who put the point to the beautiful story of the French Harmony Tan, executioner of Serena Williams in the first round, defeat 6 -2 6-3. There was no match, but given Anisimova’s form it was predictable.

Good Ajla

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The other two qualified to the quarter-finals of the day are surprised, but up to a certain point, especially if we are talking about Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian ex-girlfriend of Matteo Berrettini who arrives in London in the top eight for the second consecutive time, after winning a comeback match against Alize Cornet: 4-6 6-4 6-3 the result. At the end of the game also tears for Ajla, who has been back for a year, professional and personal, really very complicated. Elena Rybakina, seeding number 17, who beat Petra Martic 7-5 6-3, also advances among the top eight. Rybakina is a Russian who has been playing for Kazakhstan since 2018, she wanted to become a dancer but she was too tall to do so, according to her masters. It is unlikely that she will win, but if she did win, beyond the passport, the British would have, incredible but true, a Russian winner.