World No.1 Barty clinches women s singles title at Wimbledon (Updated)
Xinhua
11 Jul 2021, 11:30 GMT+10
LONDON, July 10 (Xinhua) World number one Ashleigh Barty beat Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 to clinch the women s singles title at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday. The 25-year-old Australian needed only 28 minutes to take the first set in a convincing way, but the 29-year-old Pliskova fought hard to crawl back by winning the tiebreaker 7-4 in the following set. In the deciding set, Barty broke early to keep the match under control, winning her second Grand Slam title of her career. It was the most incredible feeling I think I ve ever experienced on a tennis court, said Barty who became the first Aussie to hold the Venus Rosewater Dish in 41 years. There was certainly disbelief. I think I ve worked so hard my whole career with my team and with people that mean the most to me to try and achieve my goals and my dreams. To be able to do
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