It was another dramatic day on Thursday, as Katie Boulter won the biggest victory of her career when she beat Karolína Pliskova. Boulter, who is ranked 118th in the world, eliminated the Czech Republic in sixth place 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 and said in an interview at the stadium that her grandmother died earlier this week, dedicating the victory to her. “Her favorite tournament was Wimbledon,” Boulter told reporters. “That’s why it’s special to me. He watched every game on TV. It was definitely a difficult day. I tried to vent my emotions and deal with the situation, try and have my head in tennis. “I was lucky because my grandfather managed to get down from Leicester so we could keep him company and support him at the same time.” Boulter, who reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, will then face France’s Harmony Tan. Otherwise, Rafael Nadal and Coco Gauff closed their places in the third round and look ready for deep runs in the tournament. Today, the focus will return to No. 1 in the world Novak Djokovic, who is competing with his Serbian compatriot Miomir Ketsmanovic. Britain’s Heather Watson opens the game at Center Court in a winning match against Kaya Juan at No. 1 Court. “I’m pretty relaxed with that right now,” Watson said. “I’ve been here before. I just go step by step, race by race. I feel like as I grow up, I’ve been on tour for many years now, my highs are not so high, but my lows are not so low.”
