Australia's Ashleigh Barty in action during her semi final match against Germany's Angelique Kerber at The Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, UK, on July 8, 2021. Paul Childs/Reuters
LONDON—Top seed Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final for 41 years after beating former champion Angelique Kerber 6–3 7–6(3) on Thursday.
The 25-year-old will now aim to emulate Evonne Goolagong who won the second of her two Wimbledon crowns in 1980.
