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Wimbledon 2025 Women’s Day 10

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Iga Swiatek broke through to set up a battle of first-time Wimbledon semi-finalists  posting a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Liudmila Samsonova on Wednesday and lining up to take on Belinda Bencic.

The Swiss who became a mother 15 months ago, defeated teenaged talent Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) to claim her own debut final four spot at the All England club.

Five-time grand Slam champion Swiatek owns four clay titles at Roland Garros and has now surpassed her quarter-final here two years ago.

She led Samsonova a set and 3-0 before needing to fight to hold onto her margin; swiatek won seven straight games before her opponent stopped the rot for 1-3 in the second.

The former world No. 1 saved eight of 10 break points and got the last word on Court No. 1 as she broke in the final game to secure victory with a return winner after nearly two hours.

Swiatek said that her appreciation of grass is growing with each victory as she breaks new ground on the surface.

“It feels great, I’m getting goosebumps,” the winner said. “I’m super happy and proud of myself/ I want to keep going.”

Swiatek, a former Wimbledon junior champion, said her preparation is paying off.

“I’m enjoying grass this year, hopefully I can keep this up as long as possible. We worked hard to prepare on this surface, I feel I can work with it.”

Bencic became the first Swiss to get this far here since Martina Navratilova in 1997 as she out-hit Andreeva in their tight quarter-final.

The Swiss served for victory but was broken, though she doubled down to earn victory in a second tiebreaker with an overhead winner at the net.

From a ranking of near 500 at the start of this comeback season, Bencic will return to the top 20 as a result of her success here.

Her only other Grand Slam semi came at the US Open six years ago.

“We made a game plan and it worked out well,” the winner said. “Two tiebreaks were not easy  but there was a small edge for me.

“At some point your instincts kick in, you have to put pressure on your opponent.

“I’m just happy I won today. To be in the semi-finals is unbelievable, a dream come true. I tried not to think about it at match point.”

Bencic added: “I’m very proud of my return, we’ve worked so hard on it. To play this great is amazing, I’m speechless.

“I’m just happy to be playing again.”

Main photo:- Iga Swiatek celebrates quarter final win – by Roger Parker International Sports Fotos

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Wimbledon goes modern with electronic reviews

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Wimbledon will bow to the high-tech future by introducing limited electronic reviews of line calls on major courts at the Championships, the club revealed on Saturday.

The All England Club will allow the technology on showcourts including Centre Court, No. 1 and four others. During controversial moments, competitors will be allowed to ask the chair umpire for a review of the point in question.

The wizardry is coming late to Wimbledon having been used at the US Open since 2023 and later adapted by the Australian Open. Roland Garros relies on marks in its clay surface to determine line calls.

Under the rules, players can ask for the review any number of times, with electronic line-calling now in effect at the grass-court major for a second year after the 2025 elimination of human line judges.

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Sinner claims full house with Indian Wells win

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World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.

The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.

Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.

In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.

Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.

Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com

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Her way or the highway for Raducanu on court

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Emma Raducanu remained defiant at the start of the Indian Wells Masters that if she does hire a new coach, it might not be to try and shape her game.

The Brit who won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and then suffered a four-year drop in form due to injury, is in the market for a mentor – but only if he or she conforms to her vision for her tennis.

“Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” the 23-year-old told the BBC.  “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.

“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.

“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.

“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.

“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.”

Raducanu reached a WTA fiak in early February after exiting in the Australian Open second round. She lost both matches she played last month in the Gulf, at Doha and Dubai.

She is entering the first Masters of the season with former coach Mark Petchey filling in ad hoc in between his TV broadcast commentating duties.

But that solution is temporary. “With Mark I knew he’d be in Indian Wells so I asked him to come out a few days earlier just to do some stuff with me on the court and try to feel back in a better way with my game,” the No. 24 said.

“At the start of the year I didn’t feel too good but the last few days I’ve been feeling better. 

“It’s not something that has really been organised going forward but I knew he would be here and it’s been great, I always love being on court with him.”

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