Wimbledon 2021 Women's Singles Final Highlights: Ashleigh Barty Beat Karolina Pliskova in 3-set Thiller

Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 to win the Women's Singles title!

Destiny fulfilled 🇦🇺@AshBarty is our new Ladies' Singles Champion 🏆#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Yeh7wldDuv

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2021

What a shot! Pliskova is not giving up the chase as hits a backhand volley to go 15-0 up.  Barty replies with a smash and it is 15-15. Pliskova hits another backhand volley and is 30-15 up. She then double faults and Barty has a chance to win it now... but Pliskova makes it 40-30with a beautiful backhand volley. She holds serve with an ace!

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 5-3 Karolina Pliskova 

What a final this has been!

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Barty messes up on a backhand and Pliskova is 0-15 up. The World No. 1 makes it up with a smash and it is 15-15. After a long rally, Barty takes a 30-15 lead as Pliskova hits long on her forehand. She makes up with a perfectly executed forehand winner. Barty surges ahead as Pliskova makes another unforced error and she holds serve in a similar fashion again. 

Ashleigh Barty 5-2 Karolina Pliskova 🎾 

Pliskova is 0-15 up with a forehand volley and hits another forehand winner to be 30-0 up. Barty hits an backhand unfirced error. Barty gets a poit with aforehand volley of her own but Pliskova holds serve with  smash.

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 4-2 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty makes an unforced error as Pliskova is 0-15 up. She then makes an unforced error of her own and it is 15-15. Barty wins the point with a forehand winner as Pliskova makes it 30-30 with a forehand winner of her own. Barty edges ahead as Pliskova makes an unforced error on the return and the World No. 1 holds serve.

Ashleigh Barty  4-1 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

Pliskova is not giving in that easily and aided by some unforced errors from Barty takes the point at love. 

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 3-1 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty races to a 3-0 lead as Pliskova is losing the plot again and looks nervy. She is making more unforced errors.

Ashleigh Barty 3-0 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 2-0 Karolina Pliskova 

Karolina Pliskova takes the second set Ashleigh Barty 7-6 (4). 

Pliskova came from a break down twice to win 7-6 (4) and level the match. Barty won the first set 6-3 after racing into a 4-0 lead.

Pliskova looked more settled in the second set although she gifted Barty a break for 6-5 after leading 40-0 in that game. But Barty then faltered when trying to serve out the match, missing three forehands.

Pliskova took a 6-2 lead in the tiebreaker and clinched it when Barty double-faulted.

Not that easily! Pliskova takes the second set to a tie-breaker!

Ashleigh Barty 6-6 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

Pliskova gets on a service run and is up 40-0. Fifth ace of the set from the Czech! Barty gets an incredible point as Pliskova is a bit relaxed at the net. Barty hits back with a forerhand winner, foxing Pliskova as she then hits long and it is deuce. Pliskova growing flustrated as she hits a cross court forehand wide. Barty tkaes the point from being 40-0 down!

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 6-5 Karolina Pliskova 

Pliskova hits long after a nice rally. Barty double faults as Pliskova hits the net and she does it again as Barty is 40-15 up. She wraps up with an ace.

Ashleigh Barty 5-5 Karolina Pliskova 🎾 

Pliskova holds serve even though hecklers disturbed the players through out the point...

Ashleigh Barty 4-4 Karolina Pliskova 🎾 

Mission Impossible for Pliskov no more!

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Barty gets a challenge right on a shot called long and leads 15-0. On the next point, a similar shot and it is called in as Pliskova challenges and it is still in. 30-0. Some beautiful slices from Barty and then Pliskova hits the net. All square again. 

Ashleigh Barty 4-4 Karolina Pliskova 🎾 

Pliskova is pumped up now! She is aided by some unforced errors from Barty as she is 30-0 up. She makes it 40-0 with an ace. Some heckling from the crowd and Barty gets back to make it 40-15. Pliskova though wraps it up and takes the point. 

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 4-3 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty starts with a double fault and goes behind 0-30 as she hits a return long. Pliskova gets three break-back points as Barty suddenly seems to have lost her rhythm.

Ashleigh Barty 3-3 Karolina Pliskova 🎾 

Pliskova starys well with Barty hitting her return long. Again and Pliskova is 30-0 up. Barty makes it 30-15 with a thundering cross-court forehand. Pliskova tried to be cute but ended up hitting it long. She makes up with an ace and got the point with another ace.

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 3-2 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty has her game face on and she races to a 30-15 lead only for her to hit a double fault. She makes up with an ace and wraps up with another. 

Ashleigh Barty  3-1 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

Pliskova is down 0-30 as she messes up her serves. Uncalled double faults there. She was serving so well and suddenly she isn't?! Barty races to a 30-0 lead and breaks as Pliskova hits the net. 

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 2-1 Karolina Pliskova 

Anyhthing you can do... Barty starts with an ace! Pliskova hits one long Barty is 30-0 up. Another unforced error and Barty is 40- up. She also holds serve with an ace.

Ashleigh Barty 1-1 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

Barty is up as Pliskova makes an unforced error. The World No. returns the favour and it is 15-15. Barty hits another on long as Pliskova makes it 40-15 with an ace. And holds serve with another ace. 

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 0-1 Karolina Pliskova 

Pliskova tries to hit a down the line backhand winner but it is long. Barty isahead 30-0 and takes a step closer to the set with a dominating cross court winner. She takes the set with another cross court winner. 

Ashleigh Barty takes the first set Karolina Pliskova 6-2!

Pliskova hits the net but Barty gets to it and hitsa superb return. Pliskova smashes an ace and is level. Barty hits the net and Pliskova is serving up fireballs now. She finally holds serve.

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 5-3 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty is hitting some delicious slices as Pliskova is trying to power her way back but the World No.1 is in her element. After going behind, she fights back only to hit a service double fault and go 15-30 down. Some pinpoint winners from Pliskova and then a beautiful first-time return... she breaks again.

Ashleigh Barty  5-2 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

A shot from Barty hits the net and stands up but Pliskova can't make the return correctly and is 0-15 down. Barty miss-hits and it is 15-15. A powerful serve and it is 30-15. Barty smashes a lift from Pliskova and makes it 30-30. Pliskova is getting late on her serves and hits a rather simple-looking backhand into the net. Barty gets another break.

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 5-1 Karolina Pliskova 

Pliskova gets a lucky break as Barty makes a few unforced errors and is 0-30. Another backhand hit long means she is 0-40 down. Pliskova breaks back and sigh relief. 

Ashleigh Barty  4-1 Karolina Pliskova 🎾

A change of ends and Pliskova hits a superb slice which is returned well by Barty to go 0-15 up. The Aussie hits a backhand finisher to go 30-0 up as Pliskova gets the first point after Barty makes an unforced error to be 15-30. Barty just hits the baseline with a backhand and she goes up 15-40 as Pliskova gets another unforced error from Barty. The World No. 1 though gets the double breakpoints as Pliskova hits a double fault on her serve. 

Ashleigh Barty 🎾 4-0 Karolina Pliskova 

Barty looks comfortable as she races to a 30-0 lead with some precise serves. Pliskova is not helping herself with some poor unforced errors. Barty wraps ups the game with another ace. 

Ashleigh Barty 3-0 Karolina Pliskova 🎾