At Wimbledon, Pliskova seeks 1st Grand Slam title, Barty 2nd

LONDON, July 9

Ash Barty will be trying to win a second trophy in her past seven Grand Slam tournaments when she faces Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon on Saturday. Pliskova seeks her first Major championship, five years after losing in her only previous Slam final. In matching up against top seed Barty after eliminating second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals, Pliskova hopes to do something only three women managed to accomplish since the Open era began 53 years ago: beat the top two seeds en route to the title at the All England Club. Venus Williams pulled that off twice, actually — in 2000 (defeating No. 1 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, then No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the final) and in 2005 (defeating No. 2 Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, then No. 1 Davenport in the final). The only other examples go back at least a half-century: Ann Jones in 1969 and Evonne Goolagong in 1971. AP

Last 3 meetings

Barty won 2-6 6-1 7-5 in last-8 of 2021 Stuttgart Open

Barty won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in last-4 of 2019 WTA Finals

Barty won 7-6 6-3 in final of 2019 Miami Open