Overview

• Amanda Anisimova overcame world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set semifinal, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after two heat-induced interruptions.
• Iga Swiatek dominated Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-0 to advance to her first Wimbledon final.
• Saturday’s final will feature Anisimova in her first Grand Slam championship match and Swiatek in her debut Wimbledon final.
• Temperatures topped 30 °C on Centre Court, prompting multiple medical stoppages that saw Sabalenka deliver water bottles and cooling packs to overheated spectators.
• Sabalenka has now fallen in the Wimbledon semifinals for a third time, extending her grass-court final drought despite earlier major final appearances this year.