World no. 1 Ashleigh Barty breaks new ground with first Wimbledon quarter-final

The Australian beat French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova

Asleigh Barty made the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time in her career (Steven Paston/PA)

World number one Ashleigh Barty booked her first Wimbledon quarter-final by taking out French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in the last 16.

Despite a liking for the grass courts, Barty had never made it past this stage before, but she put that right with a 7-5 6-3 win on Court One.