The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents The Wimbledon Trophy To Australian Ashleigh Barty.

The Duchess of Cambridge the wimbledon trophy to Australian Ashleigh Barty on Saturday afternoon. The Australain Ashleigh Barty beat Karolina Pliskova to win her first wimbledon title and becoming the first Australian woman to win the Champions since her mentor, Evonne Goolagong, won in 1980.In an interview ahead of the match, Barty said, “Being able to play on the final Saturday here at Wimbledon is gonna be just the best experience ever!” and said that playing in the championship was a childhood dream come true. Barty is currently ranked first in the world. Kate, who is Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the Lawn Tennis Association, has been a life-long tennis fan. She regularly attends the tournament and has called it a “quintessential part of the English summer. In 2017 interview granted by BBC, Kate spoke of her love of the sport, saying, I think it really inspires youngsters, myself, it inspired me, when i was younger, to get involved in the game. It hasnt changed either, i think thts whats so wonderful. Kate was joined by her husband to watch Barty beat Pliskova on Satutrday, and later presented the Trophy to her. For the presentation, the Duchess of Cambridge was joined by the Duke of Kent, Wimbledon's out-going prerisent, who will present his last trophy at the Mens singles championship tomorrow afternoon. Kate’s appearance at the Wimbledon championship weekend comes after a period of self-isolation following close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. The Duchess is due to attend tomorrow’s championship between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini