It was a hard-fought match, but Belinda Bencic is advancing to the semifinal at Wimbledon. In an extremely tight match, Bencic upset No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in straight sets (7-6, 7-6) to advance at the tournament.

Iga Swiatek has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages.

Bencic was able to outlast Mirra Andreeva in two tiebreakers in the quarterfinals, but the Russian only broke serve once in that match, which is not a luxury Bencic will be able to rely on against Swiatek, who is one of the best defensive players in the sport.

Italian Flavio Cobolli after his loss to Djokovic said he had spoken to the Polish five-time Slam champion, and asked her 'What have you done' after leaving SW 19 gasping with her strawberry add-on. Turns out,

"Tennis keeps surprising me" 🥹 It's a #Wimbledon journey that keeps on delivering for Iga Swiatek as she reaches her first ever final at The Championships 👊 The No.8 seed will play Amanda Anisimova on Saturday ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/WqGObiWEwx