LONDON: Ashleigh Barty of Australia reacts after winning the Wimbledon final against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova at the All England Club on Saturday. (Inset) Holds the trophy. Reuters
LONDON: World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 in the final.
Barty, who won her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2019, emulated her idol Evonne Goolagong who claimed the second of her All England Club titles in 1980.
“I hope I made Evonne proud,” Barty said on court after the trophy presentation. “This is incredible.”
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Ash Barty holds the trophy after winning the Wimbledon women s singles final against Karolina Plisklova in London on Saturday. | REUTERS
Reuters Jul 11, 2021
London – Ash Barty joined an illustrious list of Australian names etched on Wimbledon silverware as she beat Karolina Pliskova in a nerve-shredding final to become the first woman from Down Under to win the singles title in 41 years on Saturday.
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 10, 2021 Australia s Ashleigh Barty during a press conference after winning the women s singles final against Czech Republic s Karolina Pliskova Pool via REUTERS/Joe Toth
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ash Barty s close friend Casey Dellacqua led the way in typically Australian style as a proud sporting nation woke up to hail its first women s Wimbledon singles champion in 41 years on Sunday.
Like much of Australia, former professional Dellacqua stayed up into the early hours to watch Barty beat Karolina Pliskova and end the long wait since her idol Evonne Goolagong claimed the second of her All England Club titles in 1980.
Tennis fans have caused a racquet over Tom Cruise getting too much attention in the stands at the Wimbledon final that threatened to upstage Ashleigh Barty.
The Australian women s world No.1 beat world No.13 Karolina Pliskova in an epic final decided in three sets on Saturday night.
Barty, 25, is the third Australian woman to win the grand slam, the last one being Evonne Goolagong 41 years ago.
But the camera s fixation on Hollywood star cruise as he watched the match ensured not all eyes were on centre court.
Cruise made his presence felt in the stands and lapped up attention when the cameras zoomed in on him by standing up from his seat to cheer as he waved and bowed to the crowd.
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