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After failing to reach the last eight in her first 14 majors, Aryna Sabalenka has finally broken through at Wimbledon. The Belarusian cooled off a red-hot Ons Jabeur, 6-4, 6-3, in a little over an hour to advance to her first career major semifinal.

It’s worth noting that Jabeur did not play badly. Her flash and variety was simply no match for Sabalenka’s unrelenting pace. The 23-year-old routinely cracked 120+ mph serves to the tune of 83 percent of first-serve points won, a shockingly high number for a women’s major quarterfinal.

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After making her 1st major quarterfinal, Aryna Sabalenka books her 1st major semifinal.

The No.2 seed overpowers Ons Jabeur to win 64 63 and set up a SF vs. former No.1 Karolina Pliskova.

Sabalenka won both prior meetings, one on grass, both went three sets. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/eAgBhaishJ
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) July 6, 2021

According to UTR’s new Insights tool, Sabalenka is the second favorite to win the title behind top-seeded Ash Barty, and owns a win probability of 62 percent in her semifinal matchup against fellow ball-basher Karolina Pliskova. Whatever happens from here, it’s great to see Sabalenka prove her game translates to the world’s biggest stages.

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