sport news Ash Barty faces tough Wimbledon semi-final test against Angelique Kerber

sport news Ash Barty faces tough Wimbledon semi-final test against Angelique Kerber
sport news Ash Barty faces tough Wimbledon semi-final test against Angelique Kerber
Ash Barty has the edge for the heavyweight Wimbledon women's singles semi-finals, but the World No 1 faces a tough test in the canny Angelique Kerber... while Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka's match-up has all the makings of a classic The apex predators have hit back at Wimbledon to take the semi-final places  Major champions Ash Barty and Angelique Kerber face each other on Thursday Barty is the favourite to take the title but Kerber still remains a canny operator  Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka's clash has the potential to be a classic

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After the underdogs had their day in Paris, at Wimbledon the apex predators have bitten back.

At the French Open there were four first-time Grand Slam semi-finalists, with none ranked above 18 in the world. A month later at the Championships, the last four is made up of the first and second seeds and two former world No 1s.

Thursday's first semi-final sees major champions face off: Ash Barty v Angelique Kerber. In the second, it’s the finest players in the world without a Slam title: Karolina Pliskova v Aryna Sabalenka.

World No 1 Ash Barty remains the firm favourite to claim the Wimbledon women's singles title

World No 1 Ash Barty remains the firm favourite to claim the Wimbledon women's singles title

As she was before the tournament began, Australia’s Barty is favourite for the title, and the world No 1 traced her improvement back to early 2018 and defeat in the Sydney International final to the

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