India, July 8 -- When Aryna Sabalenka and Laura Siegemund got cracking in the first quarter-final of Wimbledon 2025 women's singles, it seemed that it was just the day that the World No.1 just could not get anything right. Not only were her shots not landing where she wanted them to, but Siegemund also made Sabalenka scamper all around the court, only to then drop a winner where the latter had no chance of a return.

If you look at the score, it would seem that Sabalenka got her act together after dropping the first set. But it was far from it, as Siegemund literally made her sweat. Sabalenka was visibly frustrated with the errors she was making and the cheeky winners that Siegemund converted, and at one point, it seemed unlikely that she...