The 25-year-old Australian beats French Open champion Krejcikova in straight sets to join an array of first-time Wimbledon quarterfinalists; Kerber, Jabeur impressWorld No.1 Ashleigh Barty reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time on Monday, beating French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-3. Earlier, Ons Jabeur’s historic Wimbledon campaign saw her reach the women's last-eight, beating Poland’s 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. History-makerThe 26-year-old is the first Tunisian woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon and will face Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Elena Rybakina 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Also on the day, Marton Fucsovics became just the third Hungarian man and first in 73 years to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, after Bela von Kehrling (1929) and Jozsef Asboth (1948). The 29-year-old, ranked 48 in the world, blasted 41 winners to defeat Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 and will meet Novak Djokovic next.

Source: The Hindu July 05, 2021 17:48 UTC