India, July 10 -- Iga Swiatek reached her maiden Wimbledon final on Thursday after making light work of Belinda Bencic in the women's singles semifinal. The No. 8 seed won 6-2, 6-0 on Centre Court in just an hour and 11 minutes to set-up a title clash against Amanda Anisimova. The American had earlier beaten world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to make her maiden Grand Slam final.

This will be Swiatek's first appearance in a Slam final since lifting her fifth major at Roland Garros last year.

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