Swiatek, champ on clay, into 1st Wimbledon semi

Iga Swiatek, 4 of whose 5 Grand Slam titles person travel connected clay astatine Roland Garros, precocious to her archetypal Wimbledon semifinal Wednesday by defeating 19th effect Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 connected No. 1 Court.

The 24-year-old Swiatek, who won the girls' singles rubric astatine Wimbledon successful 2018, becomes the 4th progressive women's subordinate to scope the semifinals astatine each 4 majors, joining Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova.

"I already got goosebumps aft this win," the eighth-seeded Swiatek said successful her on-court interview. "I'm ace arrogant of myself."

Swiatek won each 10 of her archetypal service points successful the opening set, but faced much of a trial successful the 2nd arsenic some players exchanged breaks of service earlier Swiatek secured the important 1 successful the last game.

Since the commencement of 2023, Swiatek has won 17 of her past 20 matches connected grass, this aft going 6-5 astatine the circuit level successful grass-court play earlier that.

"I consciousness I truly worked hard to advancement present connected this surface," Swiatek said.

Swiatek, who besides won the US Open successful 2022, is looking to go the eighth pistillate ever to triumph a large rubric connected hardcourt, clay and writer -- thing nary progressive subordinate has done.

Standing betwixt her and the last volition beryllium either seventh-seeded Russian teen Mirra Andreeva, oregon unseeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.

Along with No. 1 Sabalenka -- a imaginable finals hostile -- Swiatek has reached the semifinal circular astatine this year's Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. The past clip aggregate women made the semifinals successful each of the archetypal 3 majors was 2006 (Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters).

ESPN Research contributed to this report.