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Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s female tennis player, remained in Victoria narrow on Tuesday at the All England Club in London.
Sabalenka’s tough victory over Laura Siegemund won the star of Belarusa tennis a place in Wimbledon’s semifinal. While Sabalenka seemed pleased to advance to the next round of the prestigious tournament, after the quarterfinal match, she worried about how her words were interpreted.
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Sabalenka was questioned about describing her opponent as “annoying.”
“You said in advance that Laura has an annoying game in a complementary way,” said a journalist.
Sabalenkka clarified quickly and explained that Siegemund previously described his game as “annoying”, which suggests that he created a frustrating experience for those who compete against her.
“I didn’t say that,” replied the 27 -year -old. “No, no, no, I didn’t say that … They asked me the question that she said she had an annoying game. I didn’t say that, just to make that clear.”
Aryna Sabalenka celebrates against Laura Siegemund in Germany during the quarterfinal match of the ladies on the nine of the Wimbledon 2025 championship in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2025 in London, England. (Hannah Peters/Getty images)
Finally, Sabalenka was asked about how he maintained his trust during the particularly challenging moments of the quarterfinals.
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“It’s not as if it were an annoying game. It’s an intelligent game,” said Sabalenka. “She really is making everyone work against her, and entering the game against her, you know you have to work for each point.”
Aryna Sabalenka in her interview after the game after winning her match against Laura Siegemund in Germany on the nine in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2025 Inwimbledon, United Kingdom. (Susan Mullane/Imagn images)
“It doesn’t matter if you are a great server, if you are a great batter, you have to work. You have to run and you have to win the victory. Honestly, I was just trying to concentrate on myself and make sure that I would not give her that energy. I did not want her to see that I was annoying or anything for her, even if she was a little at some points. But I was just trying not to give her that energy.”
Amanda Anisimova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the other quarterfinals. Anisimova will face Sabalenka in Thursday’s semifinal.
