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Wimbledon: Barty-Pliskova in the final

2021-07-09T02:52:26.545Z


The poster for the Wimbledon final is well known. On Saturday, Ashleigh Barty will challenge Karolina Pliskova. The two players got rid of re


There will be a new queen on the London turf. Ashleigh Barty and Karolína Pliskova qualified for their first final at the All England Club. In the early afternoon, the Australian emerged victorious from a high-level duel, in two sets (6-3, 7-6 (3)) against Angelique Kerber, titled “Wim” in 2018. With 38 winning strokes for 16 unforced errors in the match, the world number 1 easily took the lead in the first set. Led in the second set, the 2019 Roland Garros champion took advantage of a drop in the German when serving to tie a set everywhere. Behind, Barty managed the tie-break perfectly to raise his hands to the sky.

A first Wimbledon final. @ AshBarty, 50 years on since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won at The Championships, is one victory away from emulating her idol after beating Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6 (3) 🇦🇺 # Wimbledon pic.twitter. com / qgWxKoKYvI

- Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2021

" It's incredible.

It may have been the best tennis match I have played.

I hope to do the same for the final.

It's a childhood dream that could come true ”reacted the number 1 seed at the end of his match.

Ashleigh Barty will play on Saturday with the goal of lifting her second Grand Slam trophy.

Karolina Pliskova, an unexpected finale

Later in the afternoon, on Center Court, Karolína Pliskova overthrew Aryna Sabalenka in three sets (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) and 1h53 of play. In a match full of power (70 strokes winners and 32 aces between them), the Czech ended up imposing her law despite the loss of the first set.

Opposite, the Belarusian stubbornly wanted to hit harder than her opponent, without success.

Sweet Karolina. @ KaPliskova comes from a set down to reach the #Wimbledon final for the first time after beating Aryna Sabalenka 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 pic.twitter.com/xCPFfAXL7V

- Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2021

An unexpected final for the number 8 seed who had never passed 8th at the All England Club. The world No. 13 has had a complicated year, leaving the Top 10 for the first time in 5 years. On Saturday, Karolína Pliskova will have the opportunity to completely change the turn of her season and her career by winning her first major tournament. .

Source: leparis

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