While stopping short of calling it her adopted home country, the proud Ukrainian has a long love affair with Italy that dates back more than a decade.

After waiting out Wednesday's downpour in Charleston, the No. 12 seed soared to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years.

The defending champion put down the perfect scoreline against Lesia Tsurenko after coming within one game of a perfect match in the first round.

But the American said she would trade all of the Pegula family’s $6.7-billion net worth to be known as a champion at Wimbledon.

The top-ranked American brushed aside Lesia Tsurenko, 6-1, 6-3, to complete the Grand Slam set at Wimbledon on Sunday.

The Ukrainian prevailed, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (20-18), after three hours and 40 minutes of play on Court 14 Friday at Wimbledon.

We had Siniakova to win her first-round match, and we're going right back to the Czech here.

Amidst the marathon matches on Monday, you could have blinked and missed the most dominant player in tennis.

The world No. 1 will face the woman she dismissed in the 2022 final—Coco Gauff—for a place in the semifinals.