At the end of the second set, won in extremis by Iga Swiatek in the tie-break, one could think that the world number 1 was going to unfold in the third round of this Wimbledon quarter-final. But it is the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina who will find the Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the half, thanks to her astonishing success 7-5, 6-7 [5]6-2.
The 76th in the world (28) returns to the last four of the London Grand Slam tournament four years after reaching it and nine months after giving birth. In 2019, the wife of Gaël Monfils, also very affected by the war in Ukraine, had reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon then at the US Open, her best result to date in a Grand Slam.
Swiatek in the hard on the London grass
She will have her chance on Thursday against Vondrousova (42nd), who dominated American Jessica Pegula (seeded No. 4), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
As for Swiatek, the English turf definitely does not suit him. This quarter-final is the best performance of the Pole in four participations, while she won three times Roland-Garros (2020, 2022, 2023), once the US Open (2022) and reached the semi-final of the Australian Open (2022).