In an absorbing arm-wrestle of a match, Barty failed to find her killer form and American Alison Riske took advantage | NickdMiller
The Ashleigh Barty party is over, after the Australian world No. 1 met her match in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
"When the big moments were there, Alison played better today," Barty said after the match. "[It's a] tough one to swallow but I lost to a better player." The pair had played only once before – three years ago when Riske ended Barty’s surprise comeback tournament in Eastbourne.Then Barty was ranked 9999 in the world.
But her serve was the only consistent part of Barty’s game early on, with winners interspersed with unforced errors as her lobs lacked depth and her slice found the net.Riske quickly signalled she would be trouble in the next two games, taking Barty to deuce on her serve with powerful winners.
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