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.
Swiatek could join the Williams sisters in an exclusive Wimbledon list3 - 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
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After blowing two set points in the first set and losing it, Swiatek started the second set with an early break. But Swiatek got broken back in the sixth game and found herself serving to stay in the match in the 12th game. Swiatek was inches away from losing the match but then saved two consecutive match points before winning the second-set tie-break. After surviving the second set, Swiatek broke Bencic in the fourth game of the third set and then held on to her service for the remainder of the match to seal a stunning comeback win.
“She had match point right? So, I don’t know if that ever happen in my career, being back from match point down, but I am really happy. I feel I needed that win to believe in myself a little more on this surface. Every day my love is getting bigger so hopefully I am going to have as many days as possible to play on this court," Swiatek said after the match.
Swiatek plays against Elina Svitolina in the Wimbledon quarterfinal.
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