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Wimbledon 2025 has gotten intense with each passing day as an exciting quarter-final match was witnessed between World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Laura Siegemund. The match proved to be a test for the World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka as she lost the first set, going down 4-6. However, the Belarusian reigned victorious, taking the next two sets in a battle which lasted for two hours and 54 minutes.
Aryna Sabalenka faced a tough challenge on Centre Court, trailing by a break twice in the final set and being just two games away from elimination. However, she made a remarkable comeback grabbing the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Centre Court on Tuesday. “She pushed me so much. After the first set, I was just looking at my box, thinking, guys, I mean, book the tickets. I think we’re about to leave this beautiful city, country, place,” the 27-year-old expressed.
Sabalenka will face Amanda Anisimova in Wimbledon 2025 semi-finals
Sabalenka hadn’t dropped a set during this year’s trip to the grass-court major until Tuesday. She will now face Amanda Anisimova in the semi-final clash, who beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a 6-1, 7-6 (9) match. The American dominated in the first set but Pavlyuchenkova rallied in the second, converting her third breakpoint while down 5-3 and saving two match points to level. The Russian forced a tie-break but Anisimova after saving four set points, hit an unreturnable serve to seal the victory.
How did Aryna Sabalenka make her comeback in the match?
Speaking at the post-match conference, the 27-year-old lauded Siegemund’s game, saying, “I was struggling because she was playing a really smart game, I made a lot of unforced errors - unnecessary ones.” Siegemund, primarily known for her doubles success, was competing in just her second Grand Slam singles quarter-final. The 37-year-old Siegemund’s unexpected run included a win over Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the third round.
Her skillful use of backhands and drop-shots troubled Sabalenka leading to two breaks in the first three games, thus winning the opening set. Sabalenka then increased the power of her groundstrokes allowing her to level the match. Both the players kept overpowering each other till the third game of the deciding set with Sabalenka quickly breaking again after double faulting, ultimately securing her victory.
