Wimbledon: Sabalenka, Pliskova enter semi-finals

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka ended the fairytale run of upcoming Tunisian star Ons Jabeur, winning 6-4, 6-3, while eighth seed Karolina Pliskova beat Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-2 here on Tuesday to enter the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

In another women’s quarter-final fixture, 25th seed Angelique Kerber of Germany beat 19th seed Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3. Although Aryna hit less aces (three against four) and committed more double faults (five against two), she converted three of the 10 break points and won 83 per cent of first-service points against Ons.

Karolina’s game was more power-packed than her opponent’s as she fired eight aces against none by Viktorija. Karolina, who won 83 per cent points on first service and converted four of the 10 break points, has now reached semi-finals in all four Grand Slam events.

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