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Wimbledon 2025: Djokovic battles past Cobolli to reach record 14th semifinal
LONDON: Novak Djokovic won a testing battle against Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday to reach a record 14th men's Wimbledon semi-final, which will be a blockbuster clash against world number one Jannik Sinner. The Serb, chasing a historic 25th Grand Slam singles crown, was given the royal seal of approval by Britain's Queen Camilla before his 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win on Centre Court. Djokovic was pushed hard by the Italian 22nd seed but ultimately had too much for the 23-year-old, who had never previously been beyond the third round of a major. The sixth seed prepared for the contest by meeting Britain's Queen Camilla, the wife of King Charles III, who said she was keeping her fingers crossed for his match. Camilla watched 38-year-old Djokovic from the Royal Box, along with British actor Hugh Grant. Cobolli showed early intent, mixing up his play with drop shots and heavy groundstrokes from his flashing orange racquet and unsettling his illustrious opponent. Djokovic, who has reached every Wimbledon final since 2018, served for the first set at 5-3 but the Italian broke back and won the ensuing tie-break. Cobolli, who has claimed titles in Bucharest and Hamburg this year, next had to answer the question of whether he could sustain his level against the 24-time Grand Slam champion. But it was a different story in the second set as Djokovic broke twice to level the match in the evening sunshine. The pair swapped service breaks early in the third set but Djokovic pounced again in the 11th game and thundered an ace as he took control of the match. The fourth set was tight but Cobolli failed to put away a simple winner at the net in the ninth game. Djokovic slipped and fell awkwardly when serving for the match, grimacing in pain, but got up to finish the job. The Serb now owns the all-time record for most Wimbledon men's singles semi-final appearances, moving one clear of eight-time champion Roger Federer, who reached the last four 13 times. He has also reached a 52nd Grand Slam semi-final, extending his all-time record in the men's game. Djokovic is now within two wins of breaking his tie with Margaret Court for the most Grand Slam singles titles for any player, man or woman. If he reaches and wins Sunday's final he will equal Federer's record of eight men's titles at the All England Club. Sinner, who beat 10th seed Ben Shelton earlier Wednesday, will offer a different level of challenge. The top seed has won his past four matches against Djokovic, beating him in straight sets in the semi-finals of the recent French Open. Carlos Alcaraz, who has beaten Djokovic in the past two finals at Wimbledon, takes on US fifth seed Taylor Fritz in the other semi-final on Friday.
Wimbledon 2025: Sinner beats Shelton with injured elbow to reach semifinal
LONDON: Jannik Sinner sure didn't play like someone dealing with an injured right elbow Wednesday, using terrific serving and his usual booming forehand to dismiss 10th-seeded Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 and earn a second appearance in the Wimbledon semifinals. The No. 1-ranked Sinner wore a white sleeve on his right arm with strips of tape visible underneath one above the elbow, one below it two days after he was hurt when he slipped and fell in the opening game of his fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov. Sinner said he felt pain when he hit serves or forehands in that contest, and he dropped the first two sets before moving into the quarterfinals when Dimitrov quit in the third set because he tore a chest muscle. Sinner, a three-time Grand Slam champion and the runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open last month, had an MRI exam on Tuesday and initially canceled a practice session that day but did hit some balls in a 20-minute session at an indoor court later. When you are in a match with a lot of tension, you try to not think about it, said Sinner, who reached his fourth consecutive major semifinal and next faces either 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic or No. 22 Flavio Cobolli. It has improved a lot from yesterday to today. The other time Sinner made it this far at the All England Club, in 2023, he was eliminated by Djokovic. Against Shelton at No. 1 Court , Sinner came out as though not a thing were wrong, grabbing 27 of his 29 service points in the first set while accumulating a total of 15 winners to just one unforced error. Still, Shelton stayed right with him until 2-all in the tiebreaker. That's when Sinner surged in front, helped by a double-fault and four consecutive forehand errors by Shelton. At the outset of the second set, Shelton finally made some headway in a return game, getting a pair of break points at 15-40. On one, Sinner produced a forehand winner. On the other, he pounded a 132 mph serve his fastest of the match and rushed forward, getting to deuce when Sheltons backhand pass attempt found the net. That was followed by a 118 mph ace and a 125 mph service winner. Those were Shelton's only break chances. Later in that set came a brief moment where Sinner did appear to have an issue with his arm after trying to return a 141 mph serve from Shelton, a 22-year-old American who was trying to reach his third Slam semifinal. Sinner shook his right wrist and then held that elbow with his left hand. But that was about it. At 2-all in third set, Sheltons father, former tour pro Bryan who is also his coach leaned forward in his seat and told Ben: Just takes one little dip from him. Be ready for the opportunity to take it. Come on! Keep staying there! Lets go! There never was a dip from Sinner. He finished with nearly twice as many winners as unforced errors, 33 to 17, and took 50 of his 56 first-serve points. Sinner has now won their past six matchups, all in straight sets, including a year ago at Wimbledon and in January at the Australian Open. On Wednesday, Shelton tried to stay with Sinner in baseline exchanges, which didnt really work. Not at all. Sinner won 55 baseline points, Shelton 24. Of the points that lasted five strokes or more, Sinner claimed 44, Shelton just 18. As for the elbow, Sinner said afterward that it's no excuse. There is no better stage to play tennis, he said, and I think I showed this today.
Wimbledon 2025: Swiatek gets 'goosebumps' after reaching first semifinal
LONDON: Iga Swiatek said she had goosebumps after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time in her illustrious career with a 6-2, 7-5 win against Russia's Liudmila Samsonova on Wednesday. The Polish eighth seed will face former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic for a place in Saturday's final. Swiatek has won four titles on the clay at the French Open, as well as the US Open in 2022, but has struggled on the lawns of the All England Club. Her previous best result at Wimbledon was a run to the quarter-finals in 2023. Swiatek dominated the first set against 19th seed Samsonova on Court One but was made to battle in the second set before wrapping up victory in one hour and 49 minutes. It feels great. Even though I'm in the middle of the tournament I've already got goosebumps after this win. I'm super happy and super proud of myself and I'll keep going, she said. Honestly, I've really enjoyed playing this year and hopefully it's going to last as long as possible. For sure I feel like I really worked hard to progress here on this surface, she added. Swiatek broke twice in the opening set to take a firm grip on the match, benefiting from a flurry of unforced errors from her opponent and winning 100 percent of her points on first serve. Two double faults from the Russian 19th seed handed Swiatek an early break in the second set and she snuffed out a clutch of break points in the following game to go 3-0 up. The 24-year-oldwas pegged back as her level dipped and Samsonova pulled level at 4-4. But Swiatek regrouped and broke again to seal the win, finishing off her opponent with a fierce forehand winner. The former world number one has gone under the radar at this year's Wimbledon as most of the other top women's seeds have tumbled, though world number one Aryna Sabalenka is still standing. After slipping down the rankings, she is now back in the world's top four having reaching the Bad Homburg final on grass last month. Swiatek, a former Wimbledon junior champion, lost in the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and the French Open this year.
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