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Wimbledon 2025: Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to reach semi-finals; Belinda Bencic beats Mirra Andreeva

Former world number one Swiatek showed her battling qualities to come out on top of a tricky second set and beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 to reach her first Wimbledon semi-final.

“It feels great. I got goosebumps after this win,” Swiatek, 24, said.

“I really worked hard to progress on this surface. This year I will just work with it and myself.”

After sealing the win, Swiatek was spotted stuffing some Wimbledon branded towels in her bag, before doing a ‘shushing’ motion to the camera.

The Pole has previously revealed she has been smuggling them out of SW19 at the request of friends and family.

Swiatek is enjoying her best form on grass with this victory her eighth on the surface in 2025 – the most she has managed in a season.

She appears to be peaking at just the right time as she chases a first Wimbledon title, although some erratic serving at times in the second set will remind her she cannot let her guard slip as she bids for a sixth Grand Slam title.