Swiatek has been wearing a yellow and blue ribbon in the colours of the Ukrainian flag in support of the country since the invasion and Svitolina voiced her appreciation in her on-court interview. At the beginning of the tournament if somebody would tell me that I will be in the semi-final and beating the world number one, I would say they are crazy.'Īs well as coming just nine months after becoming a mum, her achievement of matching her best Grand Slam result has come against the backdrop of war in her home country. She will now take on unseeded Czech Vondrousova, who beat American fourth seed Jessica Pegula 6-4 2-6 6-4.Īsked how she was going to prepare for Thursday's semi-final, Svitolina replied with a grin: 'Well, first of all I am going to have a beer probably. 'It's an unbelievable feeling,' former world number three Svitolina, 28, said.
