Iga Swiatek banished the last of her grasscourt demons to blaze into her first Wimbledon final with a quick-fire 6-2, 6-0 demolition of Belinda Bencic on Thursday.

Swiatek, the claycourt specialist who had never gone past the quarter-finals at the All England Club before this year, romped past Bencic on a sun-drenched Centre Court to tee up a final against American Amanda Anisimova.

Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in action during her semi final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville
Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in action during her semi final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville

Anisimova had stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, earlier in the day, but a second upset never looked on the cards as five-times Grand Slam champion Swiatek quickly got her nose in front.

The 35th-ranked Bencic did not do a lot wrong but was broken twice in the first set and three times in the second as a sizzling Swiatek brought her A-game to what turned into a one-sided contest.

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