On Saturday, Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova played the women’s final at Wimbledon. However, there will also be a woman with the men on Sunday.
Croatian tennis umpire Maria تižek will be the first woman in Wimbledon history to lead Sunday’s men’s final. The All England Club announced on Saturday. In the final of the 134th edition, world number one Novak Djokovic will play his 20th victory in the Grand Slam, and the Serbian will meet Italian Matteo Berrettini on Sunday (3 pm).
She presided over the women’s final at Wimbledon in 2014 and has already participated in three Olympics.
What a surprise in the final
Nastasja Schunk will also celebrate her first big stage appearance on Sunday. German tennis talent in the women’s final at Wimbledon. The 17-year-old won Saturday’s semi-finals in London 6:4, 4:6, 6:4 against Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of Andorra.
Nastasja Schunk caused one surprise after another for the juniors at Wimbledon. (Source: ZUMA Wire / imago images)
The only 15-year-old was number one. Shank decided the brilliant duel between left-handed players in the first place after 2:12 hours and many difficult basic duels. In the final, Shank will meet 17-year-old Spaniard Anne Muntija del Olmo.
The German runner-up is part of the youth team of the German Tennis Federation. At the WTA tournament in Stuttgart last April, she secured a spot on the main field by qualifying, but was knocked out in the first round.