The balls kept on listening to Iga Swiatek on Wednesday as the Polish eighth seed walloped Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. After years of nightmare outings on tennis' fastest surface,

No. 8 Iga Swiatek plays against No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova in the Wimbledon quarterfinals today. Fans can watch this match for free.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek are each just one win away from a maiden Wimbledon final, but standing in their way are two resurgent forces-Amanda Anisimova and Belinda Bencic-both playing inspired tennis.