WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight time, with a one-year break in between as a result of she was banned from the match in 2022.

Sabalenka, a Belarusian who's seeded second on the All England Club, needed to sit out final 12 months’s competitors together with different gamers from her nation and from Russia due to the warfare in Ukraine. She superior Wednesday by beating Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4 on No. 1 Court.

“It really feels amazing to be back in the semifinals. I can’t wait to play in my second semifinal at Wimbledon,” mentioned Sabalenka, who misplaced to runner-up Karolina Pliskova in 2021. “Hopefully I can do better than I did last time.”

The victory improved Sabalenka’s report to 17-1 at main tournaments this 12 months. She gained the Australian Open and reached the semifinals on the French Open earlier than her 5 wins to date on the grass at Wimbledon.

Sabalenka additionally improved her report to 6-0 in Grand Slam quarterfinal matches, and she or he did so regardless of a lot of the cheering going towards Keys on Wednesday.

“Thank you so much for the atmosphere, even though you supported her more,” Sabalenka mentioned on court docket. “I still enjoyed playing in front of you guys.”

Sabalenka will subsequent face both defending champion Elena Rybakina or Ons Jabuer. They have been enjoying in one other quarterfinal match on Centre Court.

Later Wednesday within the males’s quarterfinals, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was scheduled to face Holger Rune on Centre Court. Daniil Medvedev was to play Chris Eubanks on No. 1 Court.

Queen Camilla was in attendance on Day 10 of the match, a couple of week after Kate, the Princess of Wales, sat within the Royal Box.

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