Elena Rybakina took a significant step towards her second grand slam title as she overpowered and outplayed Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals, advancing 7-5, 6-1 to end the second seed’s hopes of completing a career grand slam this year.
The victory sends Rybakina, the fifth seed and 2023 Australian Open finalist, into her fourth grand slam semi‑final. It has been nearly four years since the 26-year-old made her breakthrough by winning Wimbledon. Although she has won numerous titles and established herself as one of the best in the world she has failed to drag herself over the line at the grand slams for a second time.
