Elina Svitolina stuns World No 1 Iga Swiatek to reach women's singles Wimbledon 2023 semi-finals

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :July 12, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Modified at :December 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM

(Courtesy : WTA)

The Olympic bronze medalist is back in the Wimbledon semi-final after four years.

Ukrainian wild card Elina Svitolina stunned World No. 1 and top seed Iga Swiatek to make the women's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon 2023. Svitolina, who returned to tour this April after the birth of her daughter last October, knocked out the top seed 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 to reach her second semi-finals of the prestigious Wimbledon Championships.

After coming back from Maternity break, Elina made a super comeback in the circuit with a WTA Title and the quarter-finals finish at the French Open. She now defeated Iga who was on a 14-match Match Winning streak.

With this win, Elina has the most number of wins (7) over a World No. 1 in the last 10 years. She has now defeated four different top ranked players in women's singles — Angelique Kerber (3), Simona Halep (2), Serena Willams (1), and Iga Swiatek (1).

She has also become the first mother after childbirth in 44 years to reach the quarterfinals or more in her First two Grand Slam appearances.

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Iga, who usually struggles in the grass, made her maiden Wimbledon QF after defeating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. After being a set and break down she made a superb comeback to reach her first-ever quarter-finals at the All England Tennis Club. On the Other Hand, Elina was coming after a tough battle against Victoria Azarenka winning 11-9 in the tiebreaker.

The Ukranian praised Swiatek and said “Iga is not only a great champion, but also an unbelievable person. She was one of the first ones that helped the Ukrainian people. It was a huge help for Ukraine. It’s not easy to play someone you share lots of good moments with.”

The Olympic Bronze Medalist will now face Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic to fight for her maiden Grand Slam Final.

Elina Svitolina's route to Wimbledon 2023 semi-finals

First Round – Defeated Venus Williams (6-4, 6-3)

Second Round – Defeated Elise Mertens (6-1, 1-6, 6-1)

Third Round – Defeated Sofia Kenin (7-6, 6-2)

Round of 16 – Defeated Victoria Azarenka (2-6, 6-4, 7-6)

Quarter-finals – Defeated Iga Swiatek (7-5, 6-7, 6-2)

Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.