Katie Boulter

KATIE BOULTER beat Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 in front of a packed Wimbledon crowd.

I don't want to take anything away from Boulter, but that's a Wimbledon finalist who we sort of anticipated 'well what about if her and Serena went at it in the third round?'. I don't know what happened with Tan, did she win? Speaking of Boulter's next match, John McEnroe told the BBC: "She's got a bigger serve than I realised, she rose to the occasion. She was dominant in the opening round win over Clara Burel, but Pliskova proved to be a different test. "My Gran passed away two days ago and I'd just like to dedicate that to her today." Katie Boulter struggled to hold back the tears after dedicating her incredible comeback win over No 6 seed Karolina Pliskova to her grandmother who passed away earlier this week. Boulter eventually did enough to force a tiebreak, where she took an early 4-0 lead and won from there.

'She'd watch every match that was on the TV,' says British wildcard after beating former world No 1 Karoline Pliskova in second round.

“I was lucky because my grandpa managed to come down from Leicester, and so we could keep him company and keep supporting him at the same time.” “I actually had a phone call from my grandpa the night before I played,” she said. I didn’t know anything until after my first match, where my mum basically pulled me aside and told me.” The British No 3 dedicated her second-round victory to her grandmother, Jill, a regional tennis champion, as her grandfather, Brian, and her mother, Sue, beamed with pride from the player box. She’d watch every single match that was on the TV. Many in the Centre Court crowd, which included Mary Berry, wept as she spoke of her heartbreak.

Harmony Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world, and Katie Boulter, who is 118th, again pulled off upset victories at Wimbledon to reach the third round, ...

Swiatek had to save two break points in the opening game of the third set, then secured the decisive breakthrough with a slice of luck. She missed last year's tournament with an injury and the 2020 edition was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Kvitova was leading 5-1 in the second set when Bogdan started to reel off game after game. At 2-1, Swiatek earned a break point when her Dutch opponent deliberately let a shot fly past her at the net, thinking it would sail long. Boulter, 25, who reached the third round at a Grand Slam event for the first time. I knew I've put the work in to win some rounds here.

Katie Boulter upset No. 6 seed Karolina Pliskova in the second round at Wimbledon. Boulter also bested Pliskova nine days ago at Eastbourne.

The English player was up 2-0 in the first set before losing six of seven to drop the set. "My gran passed away two days ago. I’ve got hopefully more matches to play.”

Two days after the death of her grandmother, England's Katie Boulter — the partner of Australian number one Alex de Minaur — defeated 2021 Wimbledon ...

"He is the epitome of a fighter and someone that goes out and gives their all every single day. That's the tennis club that I started playing tennis at: Leicestershire is very close to my heart. "She's always someone who's been right into tennis from stage one.

The British sensation revealed the motivation that spurred her on during a remarkable Wimbledon comeback. Find out more here.

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Katie Boulter is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first in her career after fighting back to beat sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets in ...

And at 4-4, she finally broke to huge cheers from the crowd. Pliskova responded in kind though, and the pair went toe-to-toe thereafter to force a tie-break. Despite losing the first set 6-3, Boulter, 25, took a second-set tie-break to level matters.

The British star is through to the third round at the All England Club for the very first time in her career.

However, the 24-year-old is the heavy favorite to make it past Harmony Tan in the third round, with the Brit priced at 2/5 and her opponent at 7/4 for the match. As with all third round matches, the time and court will be decided once the second round matches have concluded. The Leicester native has made it through to the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career and will look to keep her momentum going in the women’s singles later this week.

ALEX De Minaur won over the Court 1 crowds after ending British Jack Draper's Wimbledon hopes with an adorable shout-out to his British girlfriend, ...

Australian-born Alex De Minaur charmed the Wimbledon crowds as he paid a loving tribute to his girlfriend. De Minaur was speaking to the BBC after ending Jack Draper's chances of advancing through the tournament when he praised Katie Boulter for her performance against last year's Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova. The tennis star said: "Before we talk about my match, can we just talk about Katie Boulter today? ALEX De Minaur won over the Court 1 crowds after ending British Jack Draper's Wimbledon hopes with an adorable shout-out to his British girlfriend, and fellow tennis star, Katie Boulter.

Alex de Minaur may have been taking on a home favourite in Jack Draper on Thursday at Wimbledon, but the Australian was not completely lacking support from ...

Ultimately those are the matches that are going to give him the spotlight. “He's someone that I have a lot of admiration for on and off the tennis court,” said Boulter, who currently sits at No. 118 in the WTA Rankings and faces Frenchwoman Harmony Tan in her third-round match. “He is the epitome of a fighter and someone that goes out and gives their all every single day. “I think this is back where she belongs, and in no time, she will be even higher than ever. “He is probably one of the hardest-working guys out there. I know she was a little bit nervous going in, but she's gone out and put on a brilliant performance.”

Katie Boulter has been moved off Centre Court for the biggest match of her career on Saturday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the third round of Wimbledon.

Boulter was reduced to tears in her on-court interview after dedicating the impressive win to her late grandmother, who passed away two days prior. The blockbuster clash was was moved onto Centre Court as the first match on Thursday with Boulter losing the opening set. She comfortably beat French star Clara Burel in the opening round to set up a fascinating rematch with Pliskova after the Brit won their match just last week in Eastbourne.

KATIE BOULTER raised the roof at Wimbledon when she knocked out 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova.The Brit beat the Czech in three sets and is now looki.

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