London: Australian Tennis player Ashleigh Barty won her Wimbledon crown on Saturday against her rival Karolina Pliskova. She won her first Wimbledon title is extra special to Barty, as it came on the 50^th anniversary of her “friend and mentor” Cawley’s first win at the All England club.

She won the Wimbledon title against Karolina Pliskova with consecutive sets 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3. After winning the title she said that the stars aligned for me over the past fortnight. The win of her Wimbledon happens to fall on the 50^th anniversary of Evonne’s first title here is absolutely incredible.

Evonne is a very special person in my life, she said. Barty said Cawley who dominated her thoughts; she had shed a tear when now Cawley (69) was mentioned in the immediate aftermath of her victory and indeed her match kit. She had had a dress specially designed as a tribute to Cawley’s iconic scallop dress she wore in the 1971 final.

Barty said about Cawley that, I think being able to have a relationship with her and talk with her through my experience, knowing she’s only ever a phone call away is really, really cool.