Belindavensik, who played in the first Wimbledon quarterfinals in nine appearances for Earl England Club, disrupts the Russian teenage sense to Mira Andriva 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Wednesday, reaching the Grand Slam semi-finals for the first time in six years.
“To be honest, I’m speechless,” said Vensik, who hasn’t been seeded for the tournament. “I’m very happy.”
On Thursday, she will face No. 8 Iga Swiatek, five-time Grand Slam champion.
Since Maria Sharapova in 2005, seventh seed Andreva, who had promised to become the first 18 year old in a women’s draw to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals, had not dropped the set in four matches and had played one set past four all.
The 28-year-old Bensik was one of nine mothers in a singles draw at Wimbledon, but is still the only mother to compete. She missed Wimbledon last year while on maternity leave and gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Bella in April 2024.
She returned to the competition last October and started the year, ranked 489th. With her performance at Wimbledon, she reaches the top 20.
Bensik joined Martina Hingis as the only Swiss woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals during her opening days.
ESPN research contributed to this report.
