Kgothatso Montjane had to dig deep but managed to seal a decisive quarter-finals victory over France’s Ksénia Chasteu, to progress to the next round of the competition, in her second-round encounter at Wimbledon outside London in England, on Thursday, 10 July 2025.
Montjane found herself a set down as the French player won the first test 6-3; however, she got herself back in the match, winning the second set 6-3 to see the game through to a deciding third set.
This proved to be another epic battle at first, with both players searching for the all-important win. The momentum shifted between the two players throughout, but then Montjane took the upper hand to see her go up 5-3 before eventually winning the set 6-3, and the match 2 sets to one.
The South African multiple Grand Slam champion will take on Ziying Wang in the second semi-final with a chance to extract revenge for her early doubles exit, while the first semi-final features Montjane’s doubles partner, Yui Kamiji, up against Wang’s doubles partner, Li Xiaohui.
The Doubles Defending champions Montjane and Li Xiaohui are out of the doubles tournament, after they lost their first-round meeting to China’s Li and Wang 6-4 – 7-6 on Wednesday.
Main Photo Caption: Kgothatso Montjane had to dig deep but managed to seal a decisive victory over Ksénia Chasteu to progress to the next round of the competition, in her second-round encounter at Wimbledon outside London in England, on Thursday, 10 July 2025. Photo: ITF
