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Katie Boulter is into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first in her career after fighting back to beat sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in three sets in ...

And at 4-4, she finally broke to huge cheers from the crowd. Pliskova responded in kind though, and the pair went toe-to-toe thereafter to force a tie-break. Despite losing the first set 6-3, Boulter, 25, took a second-set tie-break to level matters.

British wildcard Katie Boulter dedicated her stunning Wimbledon win over last year's finalist Karolina Pliskova to her grandmother, who died just two days ago.

I feel like I’ve shown in some of the matches recently some of the stuff that I’m capable of,' she said. But I do feel like I can compete with a lot of the best players in the world. It’s really nice to be a part of it. Grateful for the opportunity,' Katie said of her return to SW19. I’m hoping this year it’s going to pay off.' However this year she is back at Wimbledon, where her beau Alex is also competing. Pictured with her boyfriend Alex de Minaur at an event at Wimbledon in May Pictured, Katie in a training snap shared on Instagram For me, that is the toughest challenge. My gran passed away two days ago and I just want to dedicate this to her' The crowd was unbelievable, thank you so much for getting me through that. 'Honestly, it's a dream come true for me.

Boulter reached the third round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career by beating the former Wimbledon finalist.

She had won back-to-back matches just twice all year prior to arriving at the All England Club and the sixth seed quickly found herself a break down as Boulter settled well and powered into a 2-0 lead. Sabalenka’s run was ended by Pliskova, who reached her second slam final, but this has not been a good season for the Czech, who missed the Australian Open with a broken arm and has not managed to find any momentum. And, after defeats for Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray on Wednesday, Boulter thrilled the home crowd by coming from a set down to win 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-4.

KATIE BOULTER produced the biggest win of her career today by upsetting Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova on Centre Court to reach the third round of a ...

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