South Africa's stars shine at Wimbledon: Ramphadi eyes quad doubles glory, Montjane makes semis
And in the women's singles Kgothatso Montjane continued her winning streak at Wimbledon, recovering from a set down to defeat France's Ksenia Chasteau 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and secure her spot in the singles semi-finals.
Montjane will now face Chinese fourth seed Ziying Wang for a place in the final.
In the doubles, Montjane and her Japanese partner Yui Kamiji suffered a first-round defeat, falling 6-4, 7-6(4) to Chinese second seeds Xiaohui Li and Ziying Wang.
Last month, Montjane, alongside her Japanese partner Yui Kamiji, won the French Open title on the clay of Roland Garros.
Montjane was the first African wheelchair tennis player to compete at Wimbledon when she was handed a wild card for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in London in 2018.
In 2012, she made Wimbledon history by being the first black South African woman to reach the final at Wimbledon while reaching the doubles final as well.
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