She won the Australian Open twice and the U.S. Open once, and was the runner-up at this year’s Australian Open ( losing to Madison Keys ) and French Open ( losing to Coco Gauff ).The 27-year-old Belarusian lost in the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka fights back to beat Laura Siegemund and claw her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Aryna Sabalenka was dragged into a bygone era on Tuesday and tormented for almost three hours on Wimbledon’s Centre Court before finally imposing her 21st-century power game to beat mesmeric Laura Siegemund for a place in the semi-finals.