British wild card Boulter stuns Pliskova at Wimbledon while Swiatek made to fight for win

British wild card Katie Boulter provided Wimbledon with its big shock of the day when the world No 118 defeated sixth seed Karolina Pliskova on Centre Court.

Pliskova reached the final at the All England Club last year when she lost to the now retired Ashleigh Barty and the Czech has 16 WTA titles to her name, but has yet to win a Grand Slam.

Boulter had only reached the main draw of a Slam seven times, making it to the second round on three of those occasions – twice at Wimbledon and once in Australia.

But the 25-year-old secured the biggest win of her career last week when she beat Pliskova at Eastbourne – the first time Boulter had beaten a player in the world's top 10.

And she then took it to a new high on Thursday after defeating the same player 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to earn a place in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

"I have absolutely no words right now," said Boulter. "I am literally shaking. The crowd was unbelievable so thank you for getting me through that.

"I'm probably going to be getting emotional. My grandmother died two days ago so I'd like to dedicate that to her today.

"It's a dream come true for me and if I can have you behind me I can probably go a long way."

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