Wimbledon 2021: Karolina Pliskova defeats Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to reach final
July 08, 2021 22:28 ISTPliskova will face top-ranked Ash Barty in the final on Saturday.
Pliskova will face top-ranked Ash Barty in the final on Saturday.
Kerber served for the second set at 5-3 but was broken at love on Centre Court.
Osaka will return to competition at the Tokyo Olympics, which open July 23, and where she will represent her native Japan.
Nadal has not played since his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open last month.
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The 39-year-old Swiss lost his men's singles quarter-final match in Wimbledon to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets.
Roger Federer's run in the 2021 Wimbledon Championships came to an end with a defeat to Hubert Hurkacz in quarterfinals.
The contest resumed with the 14th seed pair of Jean Julien-Roger and Andreja Klepac having a one-set lead and they finished on the right side of the result with a 6-3 3-6 11-9 scoreline.
Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on a windy, cloudy afternoon at Centre Court to continue his pursuit of a sixth championship.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who are on course for a potential showdown in the Wimbledon final, have reached the tournament's quarterfinals a combined 30 times.
The owner of three Grand Slam titles, including at Wimbledon in 2018, Kerber moved back into the final four at the grass-court major by using her knee-to-the-turf agility and quick reflexes.
The versatile Hurkacz won 50 points at the net, including 10 when playing serve and volley.
Pliskova claimed 24 of 26 points on her serve in one stretch, hit eight aces and saved the only three break chances.
It's the year of the newcomer at Wimbledon, and Angelique Kerber is bucking the trend.
It was at Wimbledon that Gauff made a whirlwind breakthrough at age 15 in 2019, becoming the youngest woman to qualify for the grass-court Grand Slam and then taking out Venus Williams en route to the fourth round.
As of next year, no longer will all 16 women's and men's fourth-round singles matches be scheduled on one day, a tradition vanishing along with that of a Middle Sunday without any play.
She's the highest-earning female athlete in the world, a tennis superstar and represents Japan, making her a strong medal contender for the host country.
Djokovic earned his 12th quarterfinal berth at Wimbledon, which ties him with Arthur Gore for third place on the men’s all-time list, behind Roger Federer’s 18 and Jimmy Connors’ 14.
Korda was celebrating his 21st birthday and was the youngest U.S. man to reach the round of 16 at the All England Club since Andy Roddick got to the semifinals in 2003.
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