Australia’s Ash Barty will make her first appearance in a Wimbledon final after outplaying Angelique Kerber. The world No 1 dispatched her German opponent 6-3, 7-6 (3) and will emulate mentor and Indigenous trailblazer Evonne Goolagong Cawley by reaching a title decider in SW19. Barty will meet Karolina Pliskova in Saturday’s final, after the Czech defeated No 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in a tight-fought 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 tussle.
