The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka dominated the Belgian Elise Mertens in Wimbledon, treating its high standing statistics in passing. In quarters, the world n ° 1 will play the German Laura Siegemund.
Favorite, Aryna Sabalenka a surprise assumed its status this Sunday in the 8th finals of Wimbledon against Elise Mertens (6-4, 7-6 (4)). Not without difficulty, however. Led 4-1, the world n ° 1 was joined at 4-4 in the first round before surprising the Belgian on her service to seize the first act. In the second set, the Belarusian quickly found himself led 1-3. Nevertheless, his power and his found tennis, illustrated by his 36 winning shots, allowed him to win a tie-break.
Victorious in two acts, Aryna Sabalenka has still not sold the slightest set to Wimbledon this year. She also won the three decisive games she has played on the London lawn since the start of the fortnight. On a more global level, the seeded n ° 1 of Wimbledon has risen
In the quarters of a Grand Chelem tournament for the eleventh time in a row. In the next round, the one who always runs after a coronation in the British capital will meet Laura Siegemund.
Sabalenka will play Keys’s grave
The German, 104th world, will however represent an opponent to fear. In the second round, she eliminated the Canadian Leylah Fernandez, then in the third round she released the American Madison Keys, seeded n ° 6. This Sunday in the round of 16, Laura Siegemund crunched Argentina Solana Sierra (6-3, 6-2). Shortly after the triumph of the German, the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova took the ascendant on the British Sonay Kartal (7-6 (3), 6-4)
