Wimbledon: 'I'm emotional' - Laura Robson and Mats Wilander react to 'incredible' Katie Boulter victory

Katie Boulter beat 2021 Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. She beat the world No. 7 in three sets, 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4, on Centre Court on Thursday afternoon, and her performance — that has set up a tie with Harmony Tan — has been praised by Mats Wilander and Laura Robson, who spoke on Eurosport after the match.

Ad/> “Yeah, absolutely incredible,” Wilander said. “I have to say that I have seen her play a few years back. I thought she was more than 24 years old, to be honest, but she has a big game and she’s still very young.

WTA BerlinImpressive Gauff sees off Pliskova for place in Berlin semi-finals17/06/2022 AT 14:57 «Because she has been injured for a couple of years, I think the future is very bright for her. “If you now can beat Karolina Pliskova two weeks in a row, you feel that home on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, going through what she is going through right now with her grandmother passing away, who knows how far she can go.” Boulter beat Pliskova in similar fashion at the Eastbourne International in the run-up to Wimbledon, and Wilander believes that could have been advantageous for the Brit. “I’m sure that popped up in her head,” he said.

“Everybody finds different reasons to believe that you have a chance to win a match, but obviously, when it is as fresh a memory as it was for Katie Boulter, yes, you’re going to use that to your advantage and never think it’s too late.” /> Wilander also said Boulter’s movement was “key” to her success on court, and insisted that Thursday’s win could see the 25-year-old go further in the tournament. “Yes, that was the key, and she moved very well for a tall player as well. She has good power from both sides,