Cricketer Ashleigh Barty won Wimbledon for the first time, second Grand Slam title of her career

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Ashleigh Barty won Wimbledon

London: Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty has won the title of Wimbledon 2021 for the first time. In the women’s singles final, Barty defeated Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in three sets. This is Barty’s second overall singles Grand Slam title. Number-1 Ashleigh Barty had earlier won the French Open title in 2019.

Ashleigh Barty got off to a good start in the final. She broke Karolina Pliskova’s two serve early on and took a 4-0 lead in the first set. However, after this Pliskova made a comeback and made the score 3-5. But after this Barty won the first set 6-3 by winning his serve. But Pliskova won the second set 7-6 to level the score 1-1.

Barty did not give Pliskova a chance in the final set
In the final set, 25-year-old Ashleigh Barty did not give any chance to Karolina Pliskova. He took a 3-0 lead. After this, the score was 4-2. In the end, Barty won the set 6-3 and won the match. This match lasted for one hour 55 minutes. Barty has remained at the top-ranking since September 2019. This is his overall 281st win in singles. They have lost in 100 matches. This is the 12th singles title of his overall career.

Ashleigh Barty won Wimbledon

Entered the Big Bash League
Ashleigh Barty has also entered Australia’s T20 league Big Bash in 2015-16 before tennis. She used to play with the saw of Brisbane Heat. However, she could not score a single half-century in 9 matches. 39 runs were his biggest score. She will also show strength in the Tokyo Olympics. On the other hand, when it comes to men’s singles, Novak Djokovic of Serbia has reached the final. They are considered to be strong contenders for the title.

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