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Iga Swiatek now has a shot at joining Serena Williams and Venus Williams as the third player to have saved a match point en route to winning Wimbledon, via OptaAce. On Sunday, world No 1 Swiatek saved two match points en route to creating a stunning 6-7 (4) 7-6 (2) 6-3 comeback win over Belinda Bencic.
Now, Swiatek is three wins away from winning her first Wimbledon title and her fifth Grand Slam title. If that happens, Swiatek will join the Williams sisters on a very exclusive Wimbledon list. In the 2005 Wimbledon final, Venus saved a match point in an epic three-set win over Lindsay Davenport.
Four years later, Serena saved a match point against Elena Dementieva in the Wimbledon semifinal before beating Venus in the final.
3 – Iga Swiatek could become the 3rd player to win the Women’s Singles title in Wimbledon after having saved a match point en route to the title in the Open Era after V.
Williams in 2005 (v L. Davenport in final) and S. Williams in 2009 (v E. Dementieva in semi-finals). Aim. https://t.co/ftEkhzN3Fg — OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 9, 2023
Swiatek could join the Williams sisters in an exclusive Wimbledon list
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