Alison Riske surprises Barty in the 4th round of Wimbledon

Alison Riske surprises Ashleigh Barty 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the 4^th round in London on Monday to pull out a huge upset. Riske will fight against Serena Williams.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Barty won the set after she broke Alison in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (5-3) game. Riske tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7^th (4-3) game. Nonetheless, Ashleigh refused to give way before winning the set 6-3.

2^nd set.

Riske in this set didn’t concede much to Barty and therefore she won 6-2 after breaking Barty in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

3^rd set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Riske conquered in the 8^th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

At the end of the match, the American scored 82 points vs. Barty’s 73 points.

The American was fantastic in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, the Australian wasn’t that great in converting her break points as she converted only 40% of her break points (2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Riske and Barty is 1-0 for Alison.

Highlights Alison Riske vs. Ashleigh Barty Wimbledon – London

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Next Match: Alison Riske vs. Serena Williams – H2H and stats

Riske will square off with Williams in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Alison Riske and Serena Williams since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.