We will have a new women’s champion in SW19 this year and today four will become two as Elina Svitolina takes on Marketa Vondrousova before Aryna Sabalenka faces Ons Jabeur on Centre Court for a place in the final.
Svitolina is the crowd favourite, returning to the sport after giving birth and channelling the atrocities that are going on in her home country of Ukraine during a thrilling run which has seen her beat grand slam champions Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka and Iga Swiatek. She faces world no42 Vondrousova, who is enjoying a career-best run at Wimbledon.
Jabeur is also gaining many new fans and has gained revenge for last year’s final defeat against Elena Rybakina in the quarter-final, but now faces no2 seed Sabalenka who is herself playing some of the best tennis of her career. Follow both matches LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated blog below, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith on Centre Court.
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Route to the semi-final: Marketa Vondrousova
The unseeded Czech beat Peyton Stearns, twelfth seed Veronika Kudermetova, and 20th seed Donna Vekic in the first three rounds here at Wimbledon.
She then knocked out fellow Czech Marie Bouzkova in the fouth round before stunning American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Today, against Elina Svitolina, she graces Centre Court for the first time.
Semi-final day
Good afternoon and welcome to another sunny day in SW19. It’s women’s semi-final day on Centre Court as four become two in the battle to be crowned number one.
First up is Elina Svitolina vs Marketa Vondrousova, before Ons Jabeur takes on Aryna Sabalenka.
The action kicks off from 1.30pm, so in just over an hour. Stick with us.