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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.

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

The two players have met four times before, with Swiatek leading the head-to-head 4-1. Their last meeting was at SW19 in 2023, at the round of 16 stage, and it was the former world number one who secured the victory, winning 6-7 7-6 6-3.

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