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.
"Honestly I never even dreamt it was going to be possible for me to play in the final so I'm super excited and just proud of myself," the Pole said.
"Tennis keeps surprising me. I thought I'd lived through everything even though I'm young. I thought I'd experienced everything on the court. I didn't experience playing well on grass so I'm super excited and enjoying it."
Anisimova had stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka 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.
Saturday's title showdown will crown a new Wimbledon champion for the eighth successive year.
"I don't think I've played Amanda on the WTA Tour. We played in juniors and she can play amazing tennis," the 24-year-old Swiatek added. "She loves fast surfaces.
"I'll have to be ready for fast shots for her being proactive but I'm just going to focus on myself and prepare tactically tomorrow."
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