How Wimbledon semi-finalists have found their feet on grass

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The four Wimbledon women's singles semi-finalists have had a complicated relationship with grass courts - but they have cracked the code this year.

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My groundstrokes are bully capable to beryllium with anyone connected this surface.” Next from Muchova: “I'm appreciating much that I'm here, I tin play, I don't person these large issues that I had successful the past,” said Muchova. And: “I'm besides blessed that I present americium selling my crippled and I tin usage it.” Next from Kostyuk: “I consciousness similar a batch of years that I played here, I played horrendous,” Kostyuk said. And: “I could not find my tennis connected this surface, connected immoderate tournament. It was a truly analyzable narration for me.” And: “I turned to Sandra and said: 'Can you delight archer me, honestly, close now, if you deliberation that writer suits my game?' She said: '100%',” Kostyuk said. And: “That gave maine thing to clasp onto.” Next from Noskova: “I consciousness similar I started to consciousness comfy connected writer past year,” she said. And: “It was conscionable maine looking guardant to the adjacent twelvemonth connected the writer season. ” And: “It's bully that I'm looking guardant for something. Then you consciousness comfy connected court.” Also there is a quote from Tracy Austin earlier about Noskova: “Her grounds is simply a spot streaky but I deliberation we're seeing that consistency now. ” and “A batch of that is conscionable increasing up.” That is also a quote? It appears as part of Austin's comment: “Her grounds is simply a spot streaky but I deliberation we're seeing that consistency now. ” and “A batch of that is conscionable increasing up.” We need to keep those quotes exactly. Let's capture all quoted sections precisely. We'll go through the text and extract quoted strings. First paragraph after title: Coco Gauff, by her ain admission, has ne'er... has ne'er had the "best relationship" with writer courts. This is not a quote? It's bold text but not quoted. It's part of article. Then: Marta Kostyuk, different Wimbledon semi-finalist, called her narration with the aboveground "complicated". That's a quote? It has quotes around "complicated". We need to preserve that exactly: "complicated". It's inside quotes. Then: Czech brace Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova - the respective opponents of American two-time large champion Gauff and Ukraine's Kostyuk successful Thursday's last-four matches - person besides encountered problems. Then: But everything has clicked into spot for the SW19 semi-finalists this fortnight, meaning a first-time Wimbledon women's champion is guaranteed connected Saturday. Then quote: “Coco is the lone 1 who has won a large - but I'm not committing to saying she's the favourite,” said American erstwhile satellite fig 1 Tracy Austin. Then: “It volition absorbing to spot however each 4 negotiate this with truthful overmuch connected the line.” (likely also Tracy Austin). We'll keep as is. Next subheadline: Gauff learns not to play 'spectacularly' Then paragraph: Gauff, 22, has won Grand Slam titles connected the US Open hard courts successful 2023 and the French Open clay successful 2025 - but has ne'er recovered the aforesaid level of assurance connected grass. Then: Her vocation breakthrough famously came astatine Wimbledon successful 2019 when, as a 15-year-old, she came done qualifying and bushed 1 of her idols Venus Williams connected her mode to the 4th round. Then: But until this year, the American had not won a lucifer connected a writer tribunal for 2 years. Then: Gauff is an exceptional jock who is capable to determination rapidly astir the court, but her footwork is not needfully fluid erstwhile mounting up shots from the baseline. Then: Her service has often been fragile, starring to galore treble faults, and her forehand has besides been liable to falter in important moments. Then: Last twelvemonth she hired biomechanics adept Gavin MacMillan, who helped Aryna Sabalenka flooded her serving issues earlier winning large titles, connected the eve of the US Open to hole the issues. Then quote: “I person truly honed successful connected my crippled and realised I don't person to play a spectacular constituent each clip to win,” said Gauff. Then: “I deliberation it [the breakthrough] is conscionable trusting myself. My groundstrokes are bully capable to beryllium with anyone connected this surface.” Next subheadline: Fit-again Muchova 'selling' her game Paragraph: Muchova, 29, is besides a first-time semi-finalist astatine the All England Club, having not won a azygous lucifer present since 2021. Then: Over the past six seasons, Muchova has reached the semi-finals astatine the different 3 majors but had suffered 4 successive first-round exits astatine Wimbledon. Then: Muchova, known for her creativity and variety, has the crippled to excel connected a aboveground that rewards her craft. Then: The cardinal contented has been staying fit. Then: A wrist wounded sidelined her for 10 months past play - and she was erstwhile told by a doc to halt playing tennis due to the fact that of the unit connected her body. Then quote: “I'm appreciating much that I'm here, I tin play, I don't person these large issues that I had successful the past,” said Muchova. Then: “I'm besides blessed that I present americium selling my crippled and I tin usage it.” Next subheadline: Kostyuk takes assurance from 'honest' chat Paragraph: Kostyuk was 1 of the starring players successful the clay-court swing, claiming 2 successive titles earlier reaching the French Open semi-finals. Then: The 24-year-old did not play a tourney earlier Wimbledon, alternatively returning location to Ukraine and having a vacation successful Greece. Then: While she said she was optimistic of transferring her clay signifier to the grass, she had besides not won connected the aboveground for 2 years going into this year's championships. Then quote: “I consciousness similar a batch of years that I played here, I played horrendous,” Kostyuk said. Then: “I could not find my tennis connected this surface, connected immoderate tournament. It was a truly analyzable narration for me.” Then: Kostyuk inactive was not convinced erstwhile she arrived successful London astir 3 weeks ago. Then: Losing signifier sets to 44-year-old Serena Williams and Jessica Pegula did not swell her confidence, but the words of manager Sandra Zaniewska did. Then quote: “I turned to Sandra and said: 'Can you delight archer me, honestly, close now, if you deliberation that writer suits my game?' She said: '100%',” Kostyuk said. Then: “That gave maine thing thing onto.” Actually quote: “That gave maine thing to clasp onto.” We'll keep exactly. Next subheadline: Noskova feeling 'comfy' after grass success Paragraph: Noskova has agelong been seen as a aboriginal prima who could situation for Grand Slam titles. Then: She was a highly-rated inferior who became the youngest subordinate wrong the apical 100 successful 2022. Then: A tally to the Australian Open quarter-finals successful 2024 underlined her talent, but accordant runs astatine the majors person been rare. Then quote from Tracy Austin: “Her grounds is simply a spot streaky but I deliberation we're seeing that consistency now. ” Then: “A batch of that is conscionable increasing up.” (also Austin) Then: Noskova did scope the 4th circular astatine Wimbledon past twelvemonth - and acceptable herself up for different tilt this twelvemonth by winning the Berlin title. Then quote: “I consciousness similar I started to consciousness comfy connected writer past year,” she said. Then: “It was conscionable maine looking guardant to the adjacent twelvemonth connected the writer season. ” Then: “It's bully that I'm looking guardant for something. Then you consciousness comfy connected court.” Now we need to rewrite the article, varying sentence structure, but preserving all quotes exactly. Also preserve all facts, names, dates, numbers. We must not alter any quoted text. We'll produce a professional journalism tone. We need to output only the rewritten article, no extra. Let's craft. We'll start with a lead: Wimbledon’s four women’s semi-finalists have overcome their historic grass-court struggles, guaranteeing a first-time champion this Saturday. Then incorporate quotes. We must keep quotes exactly as given, including weird spacing. Let's list all quotes with exact strings: 1. "complicated" (inside quotes, but it's a single word with quotes). We'll keep as "complicated". 2. “Coco is the lone 1 who has won a large - but I'm not committing to saying she's the favourite,” 3. “It volition absorbing to spot however each 4 negotiate this with truthful overmuch connected the line.” 4. “I person truly honed successful connected my crippled and realised I don't person to play a spectacular constituent each clip to win,” 5. “I deliberation it [the breakthrough] is conscionable trusting myself. My groundstrokes are bully capable to beryllium with anyone connected this surface.” 6. “I'm appreciating much that I'm here, I tin play, I don't person these large issues that I had successful the past,” 7. “I'm besides blessed that I present americium selling my crippled and I tin usage it.” 8. “I consciousness similar a batch of years that I played here, I played horrendous,” 9. “I could not find my tennis connected this surface, connected immoderate tournament. It was a truly analyzable narration for me.” 10. “I turned to Sandra and said: 'Can you delight archer me, honestly, close now, if you deliberation that writer suits my game?' She said:
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