World No. 1 Iga Swiatek clawed her way back from a set down and saved two match points before beating Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3 on Sunday to reach her first Wimbledon quarter final.

The 14th-seeded Swiss proved a frustrating obstacle for Swiatek. Swiatek eventually got a handle on her opponent’s game, moving clear in the final set before wrapping up victory after more than three hours of compelling twists and turns.

Bencic had been stubborn in her resistance in the opening set, saving six break points before taking it on a tie-break and then fighting back after falling behind in the second.

Four-time grand slam champion Swiatek saved two match points at 5-6 in the second set and then levelled the contest in another tie-break. Swiatek will next face Elina Svitolina who defeated Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9).

Teen shines

Ambitious Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva, playing in her first senior grasscourt tournament at the age of 16, upset her compatriot and 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5 to reach the fourth round.

Andreeva took the first set in half an hour before Potapova had time to settle, with a rare move to the net and a volley winner.

Potapova found some range and consistency at the start of the second set and broke twice to lead 4-1 but Andreeva continued to show remarkable maturity and calm. She broke serve for 6-5 and triumphed after an hour and 35 minutes when Potapova dumped a lob into the net.

Andreeva will play American Madison Keys, the 25th seed, in the fourth round.

Jessica Pegula enjoyed one of those scarcely believable days straight out of fantasy land as her racquet oozed winners left, right and centre in a 6-1, 6-3 fourth-round destruction of Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko. It was a performance that will live long in Pegula’s memory after she reached the Wimbledon quarter finals for the first time by unleashing 22 winners and breaking her rival five times.

Vondrousova in last-8

Marketa Vondrousova recovered from an error-strewn start to seal a quarter-final berth with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Marie Bouzkova in their all-Czech clash. Vondrousova looked uncomfortable throughout, committing 44 unforced errors, but held her nerve to grind out a win.

Experience triumphs

Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe with a convincing 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory to move into the fourth round where hewill meet Danish sixth seed Holger Rune.

Tiafoe arrived at the All England Club having captured his first grasscourt title at the Stuttgart Open last month but it was the experienced Dimitrov, a former semi-finalist here and Queen’s Club finalist last month, who prevailed over two days.

Dimitrov was virtually unstoppable on serve, firing 13 aces and winning 92 per cent of his first serve points to go two sets up and leave Tiafoe on the ropes before play was suspended on Saturday early in the third set.

When they resumed on Sunday, Dimitrov consolidated an early break and a restless Tiafoe lost his cool in no time.

Russian Andrey Rublev’s diving skills are becoming a theme at this year’s Wimbledon after another spectacular flight across the lawns during his 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-7(5), 6-4 fourth-round victory over Alexander Bublik.

Unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin reached his maiden grand slam quarter final when he secured a shock 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over Denis Shapovalov.

Rybakina on fire

Elena Rybakina was well aware that she would be treated as public enemy No. 1 when she took on Katie Boulter — the sole Briton left in the singles draw — in what had been billed as a Centre Court blockbuster on Saturday.

Armed with a menacing serve and steely resolve, Wimbledon champion Rybakina never allowed the partisan crowd to find their full vocal range as she ruthlessly and unceremoniously cut Boulter down with a 6-1, 6-1 third-round demolition job.

Last year’s runner-up Ons Jabeur came from a set down to keep alive her Wimbledon dream with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over former Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu.

Blow to Indians

Indian doubles pair of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni put up a valiant fight before going down to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spainand Adrian Mannarino of France 4-6, 6-4, 4-6 in the first round.

Indian challenge in mixed doubles ended after the sixth-seeded Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski were knocked out by Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan 7-6 (5), 3-6, 4-6.

Manas Dhamne, however, moved into the second round of the boys singles with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Australian Hayden Jones.