The final pair of semi finalists were decided at Wimbledon overnight, and higher ranking did not prove fruitful for all that were involved.

Rybakina roasts Svitolina to move through to semi

Elena Rybakina is one win away from a return to the Wimbledon final after sailing past Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour.

In a year that has brought plenty of unpredictability in the women’s draw, Rybakina has been a solid constant, only dropping one set so far this tournament.

“I don’t like being called the favourite but I have an aggressive game,” said Rybakina.

“I have amazing memories from 2022 and I enjoy it every time I’m on this court.”

She may not like being called the favourite but she certainly played like one against Svitolina, smashing seven aces past the Ukrainian. She also had a quarter of the number of double faults and 20 more winners than Svitolina did. The one shining light for Svitolina was that her unforced errors count was much better than Rybakina’s.

Krejcikova cracks Ostapenko’s game to progress to final four

Rybakina’s opponent in the semi final will be Barbora Krejcikova, after the Czech 31st seed upset Jelena Ostapenko in yesterday’s other quarter final 6-4, 7-6(4).

“I don’t have any words right now,” a relieved Krejcikova said post match.

“I told myself that I was going to leave here, everything that I have and I’m really happy that I did. It’s a great moment for me. It’s an unbelievable moment that I’m experiencing right now in my tennis career.”

Many of the stats showed how tight the match was.

Krejcikova finished with a higher first serve in percentage, first serve points won percentage and lower unforced error count, but Ostapenko finished with a better percentage of break points won and winners.