Wimbledon Semifinals: Ash Barty to face Pliskova in Wimbledon final, defeats Kerber in straight sets: World No.1 Ash Barty has defeated former champion, Angelique Kerber, in the semifinals of Wimbledon 2021. She defeated her in straight sets 6-3, 6-7 (7-3). She won the opening set comfortably but Kerber fought back in the second set and managed a 3-0 lead which entered a tie-breaker. The 25-year-old kept her nerve to clinch the tie-breaker 7-3.
She will face Karolina Pliskova in Wimbledon final 2021. All three players are yet to win their Wimbledon title in their career as Saturday awaits a new champion.
“This is incredible, this is close to as good a tennis match as I will ever play,” Barty told Reuters.
“Angie brought the best out of me today and it was a hell of a match right from the first ball and I knew I would have to play that well just to compete. Very proud of myself and my team and now we get a chance to win the childhood dream,” she added.
Overall, The top-ranked Barty has lost just one set heading into the semifinals against Kerber. She earlier had defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, Barbora Krejcikova, Katerian Siniakova, Anna blinkova and Carla Suaraz Navarro.
Wimbledon Semifinals: Ash Barty to face Pliskova in Wimbledon final, defeats Kerber in straight sets
Wimbledon 2021 semifinals score: Ash Barty vs Angelique Kerber
Ash Barty vs Angelique Kerber 2nd set
Barty wins!
Barty 6-0 in tie-breaker
6-6 game enters tie-breaker
6-5 to Kerber in nail-biting set
It’s 5-5
5-4 to Barty, can she go on to win this set?
5-3 to Barty
5-2 The match is evenly poised as Kerber on course to win second set
4-2 Barty reduces her deficit
4-1 to Kerber, the 2018 Champion dominating the act
3-1 to Barty
3-0 the tide is turning in favor of Kerber
2-0 to Kerber
1-0 to Kerber, the fightback from former champion begins
Wimbledon Semifinals: Ash Barty to face Pliskova in Wimbledon final, defeats Kerber in straight sets
Ash Barty vs Angelique Kerber 1st set
6-3 to Barty
Ash Barty is one set away from the ladies’ singles final after taking the first set in commanding fashion 6-3 against Angelique Kerber
One step closer.@ashbarty is one set away from the ladies’ singles final after taking the first set in commanding fashion 6-3 against Angelique Kerber#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/sU5qQizDve
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5-3 Kerber delays Barty’s win
5-2 to Barty, a game away from claiming opening set
4-2 Barty reduces her deficit
4-1 Barty continues to dominate Kerber
3-1 Barty draws first blood against World No.1
3-0 Pressure on 3-time Grand Slam champion Kerber as Barty stretches her lead.
2-0 Barty takes early lead.
1-0 to Barty
Ash Barty to serve. The roof is closed.
Four-minutes to warm up
Wimbledon 2021 semifinals Live Streaming
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Wimbledon 2021 Prize Money
Singles
| 2021 | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £1,700,000 | $2,399,520 | €1,979,979 | -27.66% |
| Runner-up | £900,000 | $1,270,334 | €1,048,224 | -23.40% |
| Semifinal | £465,000 | $656,339 | €541,582 | -20.92% |
| Quarterfinal | £300,000 | $423,445 | €349,408 | 2.04% |
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