Finally a little stability and logic in a WTA which likes to cut the head of its seeds and to dedicate new players. After a topsy-turvy Roland-Garros for women’s tennis, Wimbledon has maintained its rank as a conservative institution. The Australian Ashleigh Barty, world number one, won the final after a good fight against Karolina Pliskova (6-3, 6-7, 6-3), who had herself spent eight weeks at the top of the standings WTA in 2017.
Barty knocked out his opponent early in the game, winning the first twelve points and then leading 5-1. Pliskova, who no doubt saw the specter of her final in Rome in the spring (0-6, 0-6 defeat against Swiatek) resurfacing, then hung on to win the second set. But Barty was the stronger. She won her second Grand Slam title there after Roland Garros in 2019 and became the first Australian to win on London turf since Evone Goolagong in 1980.