Kerber won the Wimbledon title in 2018 and was runner-up in 2016. After losing the first set against Barty, he had a chance to come back in the second set. Kerber was serving at 5-3 in the set but lost her serve at 0-40. The set is then drawn to a tiebreaker. French Open 2019 winner Barty took a 6-0 lead in the tiebreaker and then registered a win on his fourth match point. Kerber’s backhand then hits the net.
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Bertie won the singles title at the French Open two years ago. She herself was the WTA Tour Finals Champion in 2019. After that, he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open last year. Also, he became the US Open-2018 doubles champion.
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First Published: Jul 08, 2021, 21:07 IST
