Slovak tennis player reaches Wimbledon semi-finals

It is a historic success for all female Slovak tennis players.

Magdaléna RybárikováMagdaléna Rybáriková (Source: AP/TASR)

Slovak tennis player Magdaléna Rybáriková won a ticket to the semi-finals of Wimbledon in the ladies’ singles, after defeating American player Colleen “CoCo” Vandeweghe in two sets, 6:3 and 6:3.

It is an historical success for Rybáriková, and for all female Slovak tennis players. Before her victory, only three other players made it to the quarter-finals: Dominika Cibulková, Daniela Hantuchová and Karin Habšudová-Cíleková, the Sme daily wrote. None of them advanced to the semi-finals, though.

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The only Slovak man to play in Wimbledon’s singles semi-finals is Miroslav Mečíř, Sme wrote.

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In the fight for the finals she will meet Spanish player Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco, finalist of Wimbledon 2015. Their overall score from previous matches is 2:2, the SITA newswire reported.

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