Czech player becomes the third woman in the Open era to reach the last four after defeating four seeds
The unseeded Czech brought up set point with an ace and duly held to love as she eyed a first Grand Slam semi-final since her runner-up finish at the French Open in 2019.
The twists and turns kept coming, though, as Pegula began finding her range in the second set. She began approaching the net more often to great success, breaking her left-handed opponent early en route to taking a 4-1 lead.In the decider, momentum looked to be staying with the 29-year-old as she saved three break points in the first three games and then broke Vondroušová by forcing her long.
But there was still time for one final twist. The roof was closed, as rain was expected, and when play resumed Vondroušová broke back twice more, as well as breaking her opponent’s resistance from the baseline in a terrific game to lead 5-4. She served out the match to book her semi-final spot, becoming the third woman in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon last four after defeating four seeded opponents – after Zheng Jie in 2008 and Barbora Strycova in 2019.
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