CENTRE COURT, THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB — Mirra Andreeva, the 18-year-old Russian, was determined to cast one of her spells over Wimbledon and turn the All England Club into another of her party spaces. Belinda Bencic shut it down.

Belinda Bencic reached a first Wimbledon semi-final as she beat Mirra Andreeva in straight sets on Centre Court. Seventh seed Andreeva had been the firm favourite, with the 18-year-old up to this point not dropping a set on her impressive run to the quarter-finals.

Belinda Bencic, playing in her first Wimbledon quarterfinal in nine appearances at the All England Club, upset Russian teen sensation Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Wednesday to reach her second Grand Slam semifinal and first in six years.