Blog 10 – The Last Shot: Highlights of the 2021 Tennis Season – 10 Reasons Why the Cookie Crumbled the Way It Did

The tennis competition at Wimbledon in 2021 got underway on June 28 and ended on July 11. In the singles game of the Wimbledon 2021 competition, 128 participants took part. However, additional games were also played, such as mixed doubles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles.

The Wimbledon men’s final was played on July 11th, and Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini of Italy with scores of 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, and 6-3! On July 10, Karolina Pliskova and Ashleigh Barty faced off in the women’s singles final. Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles when she defeated Karolina Pliskova with scores of 6-3, 6-7(4), and 6-3.

Highlights of the game (Men):

Quarterfinal

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the top seeds, advanced to the second round after defeating A Mannarinho and J. Draper. In addition, Murray made a remarkable comeback with a decisive victory.

Semi-final

Denis Shapovalov defeated Karen Khachanov with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, while Novak Djokovic defeated Marton Fuscovics by a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinal round. Both won a spot in the semifinals. On the other side, Hubert Hurkacz defeated Roger Federer by 3-6, 6(4)-7(7), 0-6 and played with Hubert Hurkacz in the Semifinals. Félix Auger-Aliassime was defeated by Matteo Berrettini by 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.

Final

Both Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini advanced to the last round after defeating Canadian professional Denis Shapovalov and Polish professional Hubert Hurkacz in sets that ended in 7(3)-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 and 6-3, 6-0, 6(3)-7(3), 6-4, respectively.

Matteo Berrettini was defeated in the championship match by Novak Djokovic 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3! and triumphed in the Wimbledon 2021 Men’s Singles final. The championship’s runner-up was Matteo Berrettini.

Highlights of the game (Women):

Tennis players from a variety of well-known women’s tennis teams competed in Wimbledon in 2021. Here are the highlights from women’s games:

Quarterfinal

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) defeats Ajia Tomljanovic (AUS) with a score of 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinal round. However, Angelique Kerber advanced to the semifinals after defeating Karolina Muchova (Cze) 6-3, 6-3. Karolina Pliskova (Cze) also advanced to the semifinals after defeating Viktorija Golubic (Swi) 6-2, 6-3. Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) also through to the semifinal round with sets scores of 6-4, 6-3.

Semi Final

Ashleigh Barty defeated Angelique Kerber by scores of 6-3, 7-6, and 7-3 in the first semifinal match. Karolina Pliskova advanced to the championship round by defeating Aryna Sabalenka (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) in the second semifinal match.

Final

On July 10, 2021, Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova squared off in the championship match. Ashleigh Barty won the 2021 Wimbledon women’s championship after defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-7 (7-4), and 6-3.