Czech fights back to beat No 2 seed 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Pliskova sets up showdown with Ashleigh Barty Karolina Pliskova admits that as she approached Wimbledon, a tournament where in eight attempts she had never been past the fourth round, "the dream was to make the second week". On Saturday she will play Ashleigh Barty for the title, after confounding expectations - her own, it seems, as well as many others' - with a deserved 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over the No 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in the semi-fina...
Karolina Pliskova edges past Aryna Sabalenka to reach Wimbledon final
The Guardian - 8 Jul 2021 21:20
Czech fights back to beat No 2 seed 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Pliskova sets up showdown with Ashleigh Barty Karolina Pliskova admits that as she approached Wimbledon, a tournament where in eight attempts she had never been past the fourth round, "the dream was to make the second week". On Saturday she will play Ashleigh Barty for the title, after confounding expectations - her own, it seems, as well as many others' - with a deserved 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over the No 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, in the semi-fina...
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