Wimbledon, Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova
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As Anisimova closed in on victory in the final set, she sealed a hold of serve when one of her shots clipped the net cord and fell on the other side of the net, with Sabalenka scraping at the turf and ball but failing to return it.
AMERICAN AMANDA ANISIMOVA reached her first Wimbledon semi-final with a 6-1, 7-6 (11/9) victory over Russian world number 50 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday. Anisimova, seeded 13th, saved five set points in a dramatic second set on Court One before finally sealing the win at the fourth time of asking.
Aryna Sabalenka grabbed the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund on Tuesday.