Aryna Sabalenka set the record straight after surviving a Wimbledon quarterfinal thriller as the world No. 1 underlined that she never called Laura Siegemund's game "annoying." On Tuesday, world No. 104 Siegemund was throwing everything she had at Sabalenka and mixing up as much as she could with constant slices and drop shots.

Wimbledon 2025 has had its moments of drama. Aryna Sabaleka, the world's #1 tennis player, helped deliver her share of it when she won a tense match against German Laura Siegemund, Sabalenka said after the July 8 match that she thought she was going to lose after the first set.