The Belarusian needed all her powers of ball bludgeoning and belief to emerge from a befuddling battle, somehow the victor, 4-6 6-2 6-4. For much of the spell-binding contest it looked as though the world number one would find no answers to Siegemund’s sorcery as the 37-year-old German veteran chipped,

Aryna Sabalenka battles back from set down to beat unseeded German Laura Siegemund in gruelling contest lasting two hours and 54 minutes on Centre Court; Follow scores, reports and our dedicated live

World number one Aryna Sabalenka fights back to beat Laura Siegemund and claw her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals.