Ashleigh Barty powers her way through to the semi finals of Wimbledon for the first time after straight sets victory over fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic By Pa Published: 18:11 BST, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 18:14 BST, 6 July 2021 Viewcomments World number one Ashleigh Barty powered her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a straight-sets win over fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. Barty, the former French Open champion, is into the last four at SW19 for the first time after a brutal 6-1 6-3 victory. The top seed will face 2018 Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber on Thursday. MORE TO FOLLOW... Ashleigh Barty celebrates after her straight sets victory over fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic World No. 1 Barty produced a dominant performance to comfortably dispatch her compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic was no match for Barty as she crashed out of Wimbledon on Tuesday Tomljanovic (left) congratulates her compatriot Barty (right) after her quarter final victory Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility