Katie Boulter dedicated huge Wimbledon victory to late grandmother

British wildcard Katie Boulter dedicated Thursday’s shock second-round win at Wimbledon against 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova to her late grandmother, who died this week.

oulter, 25, came from a set down to beat the Czech sixth seed 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on Centre Court, to the delight of the home fans. Speaking after the match, Boulter struggled to find the right words:

“I have absolutely no words right now. I am literally shaking. The crowd was unbelievable, so thank you for getting me through that. I’m probably going to get 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.”

She further added:

“I actually had a phone call from my grandpa the night before I played,” she said. “He didn’t mention anything, but he kind of gave me the inkling that it might be coming. I didn’t know anything until after my first match when my mum basically pulled me aside and told me.”