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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Ashleigh Barty, 25, Australia, beat 2018 champion Angelique Kerber, 33, Germany, the 25th seed, in straight sets in semi-final on Centre Court at All England Club, London, UK, to reach women’s singles final of Wimbledon Championships for the first time on July 8, 2021, night.
Barty, the winner of 11 career titles, defeated Kerber 6-3, 7-6 firing 8 Aces during the match. Both the players won 3 games each in a row during the match. The Australian won 2 break points during the match to 1 by the German, the winner of three Grand Slam singles titles. Barty committed 4 double faults to 3 by the German. Barty, in all, won 77 points during the match to 63 by Kerber, who has won 13 career titles. Barty dominated the first set. Kerber, however, put up strong resistance in second set taking it to tiebreak