Aryna Sabalenka has won two Grand Slam titles and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals twice, but the Belarusian was banned from playing at SW19 in 2022

Aryna Sabalenka was dangerously close to suffering a shock Wimbledon quarterfinal exit but ultimately managed to avoid that scenario after creating a major comeback to beat world No. 104 Laura Siegemund 4-6 6-2 6-4 in nearly three hours of play.

Following in the footsteps of Novak Djokovic on Centre Court 24 hours earlier, Aryna Sabalenka recovered from an early setback to put her Wimbledon quest back on track. Despite knocking out Australian Open champion Madison Keys former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez in previous rounds,