Aryna Sabalenka clarified her comments regarding her opponent Laura Siegemund following the Belarusian tennis star's quarterfinal victory at the All England Club.

The other semifinal features two prominent names in women’s tennis — Iga Świątek (No. 8 seed) and Bencic (who upset 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva, the No. 7 seed). This is as far as Świątek and Bencic have made it at Wimbledon, and the Swiss player has done it just over a year after having a daughter, Bella.

The world No. 1 made it clear that she didn’t call Laura Siegemund’s game “annoying” after defeating the 104th-ranked German to reach the Wimbledon semifinals on Tuesday.

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LONDON — Aryna Sabalenka trailed by a set, then twice was down a break in the third, before grabbing the last three games to reach the Wimbledon semifinals by overcoming 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, at Centre Court on Tuesday.

She still has a long way to go before the final, but whatever happens from here, this was a crucial victory for the world No. 1.

Aryna Sabalenka is currently focused on her Wimbledon quarterfinal, but she has a huge challenge to come later in the year when she will allegedly face Nick Kyrgios