Wimbledon 2014: Scores and Breakdown of Results from Women’s Semifinals

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Published: July 4, 2014

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Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will play for the women's championship at the All England Club on Saturday. Both women have been dominant en route to this point.

That dominance extended to Thursday's semifinals matchups.

 

Focused and Aggressive



This is proving to be a breakout year for Bouchard. She will join the top 10 of the WTA rankings when this tournament is over—win or lose on Saturday. Bouchard has reached at least the semifinals in all three Grand Slams this year.

After dropping No. 3 Simona Halep 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Thursday, she's vying for her first Grand Slam title.

Bouchard didn't let the fact that she was facing her second straight higher-ranked opponent get to her. She went about her business with confidence and conviction.

Halep is having a great year herself, but Bouchard clearly showed which of the two young women was best prepared to shine at Wimbledon.

Bouchard's aggressive style, poise and Kobe Bryant-like confidence was apparent throughout. She is so commanding on the court, and this approach seems to break the will of her opponents. 

Thursday's triumph over Halep was just the latest example. John Branch of The New York Times wrote this about the up-and-coming star:

As opposed to many of today’s players, content to trade big strokes from beyond the baseline, Bouchard rarely plays outside the court. She challenges even the hardest servers and hitters, smothering their attacks with offensive strokes. Like a military general, she treats the court as contested ground, pushing forward and hoping to push her opponent back.

The results are clear to see when you look at the match statistics, per Wimbledon.com. Bouchard doesn't like long points, and her attacking style often limits rallies to three shots or less. 

In these instances, Halep won just 24 percent of the poin...
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