Svitolina upsets Swiatek and reaches the ½ final at Wimbledon

Elina Svitolina, world number 76, defeated world number 1, Iga Swiatek, by 2:1 sets and clinched the ½ finals at the Grand Slam on grass in the UK.

A five-star performance 🌟@ElinaSvitolina defeats the world No.1 Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 to reach the semi-finals at #Wimbledon once again pic.twitter.com/l6nUu17KHj

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2023

The Ukrainian triumphed in the 1^st set after many breaks as she converted 3 and won 7-5 after allowing her opponent to break her serve 2 times.

In the 2^nd set, both Elina and Iga won 1 opponent’s serve, and the set reached a tiebreak. The world number 1 showed better nerves and won it 7-6 (5) to tie the clash.

However, nothing like that happened when everyone expected that the Polish would easily win the deciding set. Elina dominated as the player from Ukraine converted 2 breaks from 5 chances and won the set 6-2 as she didn’t allow any break chances to Swiatek.

Elina Svitolina advances past world No. 1 Iga Świątek to represent Ukraine in her first Grand Slam semi-final since 2019 🙌

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In the ½ final, Svitolina will face world number 42, Marketa Vondrousova, that upset earlier in the day world number 4, Jessica Pegula.

Elina Svitolina on Iga Swiatek:

“Iga is not only a great champion, she’s an unbelievable person. She was 1 of the first ones that really helped Ukrainian people. It was a huge help for Ukraine. It’s not easy to play someone you share lots of good moments with.” 🥹 pic.twitter.com/KVxvcNXqxY

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 11, 2023