Former world primary Iga Swiatek progressed to her fourth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-4 6-1 victory in opposition to Denmark’s Clara Tauson, who gave the impression to be fighting illness.
Eighth seed Swiatek has been spectacular on grass this 12 months and that continued with this dominant win that units up a match with world quantity 19 Liudmila Samsonova for a spot within the semi-finals.
“I simply tried to be prepared for something,” mentioned Swiatek.
“This 12 months I really feel I can simply play my recreation and hopefully it should final so long as potential.”
Each gamers traded breaks of serve early within the first set earlier than Swiatek acquired the essential benefit at 5-4, a double fault by Tauson sealing it for her opponent.
Tauson then took a medical timeout, showing to point a problem together with her throat, however was quickly capable of proceed.
However whereas there had not been a lot between the pair within the first set, that modified within the second as Swiatek misplaced only one recreation on her approach to an in the end snug victory.
Samsonova, who progressed after beating Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5 6-4, has been in robust kind at Wimbledon to this point, having misplaced simply 13 video games in her earlier three matches.
She was given a sterner take a look at by Bouzas Maneiro, however sealed victory in a single hour and 43 minutes to achieve a primary Grand Slam quarter-final.
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