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Wimbledon 2018: Karolina Pliskova, the Last Top-10 Woman, Loses

WIMBLEDON, England — The last of the women’s top-10 seeds has been knocked out at Wimbledon.

Kiki Bertens followed up her win over Venus Williams by beating No. 7 Karolina Pliskova to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the first time.

Bertens, the No. 20 seed, hit seven aces and saved eight of the 10 break points she faced to win 6-3, 7-6 (2) and complete the latest upset in the women’s draw. She beat the ninth-seeded Williams in the third round after coming from a break down in the third set.

In the quarterfinals, Bertens will play No.