Saturday 10 July 2021: Australian Ashleigh Barty has won her first Wimbledon women singles title, beating Czech Karolina Pliskova in three sets.

Barty, the former French Open champion and World No. 1 smashed her way quickly to clinch the first set 6-3.

But she had to struggle in the second set as Pliskova, the 29 year-old former World number one in 2017, improved her game.

At 5-5, Barty broke the Czech to go 6-5, only for her to lose her nerves and allow her opponent to break her back for a tie break.

Pliskova won the tie break, closing up the set 7-4 on a double fault by Barty.

In the third decisive set, Barty rallied back, winning the first three games to go 3-0.

A ding-dong thereafter gave her the final set at 6-3 to follow the path of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

Cowley won two Wimbledon titles and 14 Grand slam titles during her career in the 70s and 80s.