With the confidence radiating brighter from Simona Halep at each passing round, the former Wimbledon champion produced her performance of the tournament so far to dismantle Amanda Anisimova on Centre Court and reach the semi-finals at the All England Club. Halep has returned to the stage denied to her by Covid-19 and then injury and is looking every part for the favourite to reclaim her title after racing to a 6-2 6-4 victory in just 63 minutes.
Anisimova had been enjoying her best run at Wimbledon but for the most part was left stranded by the ruthlessness of Halep’s hitting from the back of the court. The 20-year-old American had found form and rhythm following impressive wins over Coco Gauff and Harmony Tan but her tally of 28 unforced errors contributed to almost half of the points won by Halep in the match.
