WIMBLEDON, England — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek saved two match points Sunday and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic at Centre Court.
Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes claiming her fourth Grand Slam title at the French Open last month.
Next up for Swiatek will be former semifinalist Elina Svitolina, who reached the quarterfinals with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9) win against Victoria Azarenka on Court One, recovering from 7-4 down in the champions tiebreak, sealing it with an ace.
Swiatek has won three championships at Roland Garros, and one at the US Open, but she never before had been past the fourth round at the All England Club.
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