Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon singles title Saturday, beating Karolina Pliskova, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3. 1 player in the world and was the top seed but she was not considered a runaway favorite at the beginning of Wimbledon, a tournament she has never won. Just last month, Barty had to retire in the middle of her second-round match at the French Open with an injury to her left hip. Barty is the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won it in 1980. Barty idolizes Goolagong Cawley and paid tribute to her throughout this year’s tournament by wearing a version of her scallop-hemmed dress.

Source: New York Times July 10, 2021 15:04 UTC