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Angelique Kerber beaten in Wimbledon semifinal

July 8, 2021

Germany's Angelique Kerber was knocked out of Wimbledon at the semifinal stage by Ashleigh Barty of Australia. The German No. 1 lost in straight sets to miss out on a third Wimbledon final.

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Tennis | Wimbledon | Angelique Kerber im Halbfinale gegen Ashleigh Barty
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Angelique Kerber missed the chance to appear in a third Wimbledon final after losing in the semifinal to world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia.

Nine years after her first semifinal appearance and three years after winning the tournament, German No. 1 Kerber was defeated in straight sets (3-6, 6-7) as Barty reached her first Wimbledon final. She will face Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic or Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday.

After losing the first set 3-6, 33-year-old Kerber led 5-2 in the second and was in a strong position to level the match. But Barty, eight years younger, came storming back to force a tie-break, which she won with ease 7-3.

Barty won the French Open in 2019 and is now looking to win her second Grand Slam.