Iga Swiatek has achieved her best ever result at Wimbledon after beating Liudmila Samsonova to reach the semi-finals.
Swiatek lacked confidence on grass in previous years, but has already reached the Bad Homburg final and Wimbledon semi-final in 2025.
In previous years the Pole has come into Wimbledon as the top seed, but Swiatek dropped down the rankings after failing to win a title since Roland Garros in 2024.
However, after Swiatek beat the likes of Danielle Collins, Clara Tauson and now Samsonova, it appears that a decision she made has now paid off.
Iga Swiatek deserves credit for sticking with Wim Fissette as her coach
Swiatek has been coached by Wim Fissette since October, with the pair having relatively mixed results during their tenure.
Fissette has previously worked with Naomi Osaka, Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber, winning six major titles as a coach.
After she saw her 26-match winning streak at Roland Garros come to an end, there were some calls for Swiatek to part ways with Fissette.
However, Swiatek decided to stick with her Belgian coach for the grass court season and it appears to be paying off.
When speaking on Court One about how she felt to have reached her first Wimbledon semi-final, Swiatek revealed that she had goosebumps.
“It feels great,” said Swiatek. “Even though I am in the middle of the tournament I have already got goosebumps after this win so I am super happy and proud of myself. I will keep going.”
Iga Swiatek explains why she feels differently on grass this year
Although Wimbledon is the Grand Slam tournament that Swiatek has struggled at the most, she did actually win a major title as a junior at the grass court major in 2018.
Swiatek continued to speak in her on-court interview about her developing relationship with the surface.
“I honestly really have enjoyed playing this year and hopefully it is going to last as long as possible,” continued the five-time Grand Slam champion.
“I feel I have really worked hard to progress here on this surface, so this year I feel like I can work with it and work with myself and keep doing that. It’s really a pleasure to play in front of you guys, so thanks for the support.”
Swiatek will not have a day off before her semi-final, something that the 24-year-old admitted she is not used to.
“For sure it’s a different rhythm to what we usually have at Grand Slams,” said Swiatek. “I think I only played twice like that, so I will just recover today and try not to celebrate too much. Focus on the next one and prepare in the evening and I will be ready for tomorrow.”
In that semi-final Swiatek will play former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, who beat Mirra Andreeva in her quarter-final.
Swiatek has won three of her four previous meetings against Bencic, including a match at Wimbledon in 2023.
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