Overview
- Polish eighth seed Iga Swiatek dismantled Danish 23rd seed Clara Tauson to reach her second Wimbledon quarter-final.
- Despite dropping serve twice in the opening games, Swiatek won eight of the last nine games to turn the match decisively in her favor.
- This season’s grass successes, highlighted by a Bad Homburg final and her Wimbledon junior title, have helped Swiatek shed past struggles on turf.
- As the highest-ranked woman remaining following a spate of upsets, Swiatek stands three wins shy of securing her maiden Wimbledon title.
- She enters the quarter-final with a 4-0 career record against Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova, who stands between her and a first Grand Slam semi-final at the All England Club.