"It actually helped me to keep fighting," the Belarusian pro recalled using a point of frustration as fuel during the match

With no completely dominant figure since Serena Williams retired after the 2022 US Open, there is more room for new faces.

The Wimbledon women's singles championship will culminate with the grand finale at the All England Club on Saturday with a new name set to be etched onto the gilded Venus Rosewater Dish for the eighth successive year.

The 23-year-old New Jersey native, now based in Miami, stunned crowds on Thursday when she defeated the top-ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka, 27, in the semifinals, advancing herself to the final round.

Since Serena Williams' 2016 win, Wimbledon has seen a new women's champion each year and either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will keep the streak alive.

We've got a big summer weekend ahead, highlighted by the MLB Draft and the run-up to next week's All-Star Game, the completion of Wimbledon -- you can follow this morning's men's semifinals here-- and one of the year's most anticipated boxing matches of the year happens tonight.

Anisimova's talent has never been in doubt, but it's a physiotherapist who she credits for her deepest Grand Slam run in three years.

Aryna Sabalenka displayed frustration and anguish but battled back from a set down to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.The world No1 appeared close to crashing out of the Championships at multiple occasions at the hands of the unseeded 37-year-old Laura Siegemund but won 4-6 6-2 6-4 in a fraught encounter on Centre Court.