Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova could not overcome red-hot Ashleigh Barty in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. Pliskova, who was appearing in her first Wimbledon final, lost 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 to the world number one Australian. The 29-year-old became the fourth Czech woman to appear in a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Following her loss, Pliskova was visibly emotional after receiving the runner-up trophy in front of a capacity crowd at the All England Tennis Club. "I want to say Ash [Barty] played an incredible tournament, I fought to make it difficult for her but she played very well so congrats to her.

Source: News 24 July 10, 2021 16:18 UTC