Bencic sets up meeting with Swiatek after 7-6, 7-6 win
Teenager Andreeva had not lost a set coming into match
In the battle of the mother and the teenager, experience won out. Belinda Bencic is in her first Wimbledon semi-final after containing the 18-year-old sensation Mirra Andreeva and striking a blow for hard-pressed parents everywhere.
Andreeva was the favourite to win this Centre Court tussle after tearing through these Championships. She came into the match yet to drop a set, with observers purring about the growth in her game.
Bencic, meanwhile, arrived at only the fourth grand slam quarter-final of her career relatively unheralded, bar for the fact this new mother – she gave birth to daughter Bella last year – was the last mum standing as the women’s draw reached the final eight.In remarks after her fourth round tie she said she was “juggling it just like every mum does”.
