The world number one faced a tough battle against the Swiss 14th seed on Centre Court.
IGA SWIATEK SAVED two match points to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday, battling back to beat Belinda Bencic 6-7 , 7-6 , 6-3.
Swiatek, who had looked pleadingly towards her coaching staff, disappeared off court with a notebook in hand, searching for a workable game plan. She was made to work for her win but eventually served out to take the third set 6-3 and seal the match.Elsewhere at Wimbledon, Italian eighth seed Jannik Sinner reached his second successive Wimbledon quarter-final with a straight-sets victory over Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan.
World number 92 Roman Safiullin reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final when he defeated Denis Shapovalov in four sets. Tiafoe needed to make early in-roads but Dimitrov broke in the fifth game and lost just three more points as he wrapped up a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in style.
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