Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday.

Iga Swiatek has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages

Iga Swiatek, four of whose Grand Slam titles have come on clay at Roland Garros, advanced to her first Wimbledon semifinal Wednesday by defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5.