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    Home / News / Sports News / Wimbledon: Alison Riske gears up for 'exciting' Serena battle
    Wimbledon: Alison Riske gears up for 'exciting' Serena battle
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    Wimbledon: Alison Riske gears up for 'exciting' Serena battle

    By Rajdeep Saha
    Jul 09, 2019
    04:05 pm
    Wimbledon: Alison Riske gears up for 'exciting' Serena battle

    Alison Riske is set to play her maiden quarter-final clash in a Grand Slam tournament and she is super excited to face 23-time champion Serena Williams. The world number 55 stunned Ashleigh Barty in the women's singles fourth round encounter on Monday. Riske, who is set to get married post Wimbledon, is up to script something special.

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    Key details about Alison Riske

    Riske is a 29-year-old American. She turned a professional tennis player 10 years back in 2009. She has won two WTA titles till date. Previously, her best result was a fourth round berth in the US Open in 2013. Riske lost in first rounds of both the Australian and French Open in 2019 respectively. She is set to marry Stephen Amritraj.

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    Riske in a happy zone with wedding on the cards

    After her win against world number one Barty, the American player cheekily credited her wedding for the victory. Riske claimed, "I wish I could get married more often. Maybe we'll have to renew our vows because it's worked out well having that on the horizon."

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    Bring it on! It's super exciting, says Riske

    Riske has already beaten three seeded players so far. Prior to the win against Barty, she had overcome Donna Vekic (22nd seed) in the first round and Belinda Bencic (13th seed) in the third round. Now a gruelling test awaits her. "Bring it on! It's super exciting. I have never played against her. It will be an interesting match," she said.

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    Serena will hope to break free from recent struggles

    Meanwhile, Serena reached the quarter-finals after a dominant display against Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro. The 37-year-old enjoyed a 6-2, 6-2 victory against the world number 31. The veteran tennis star will be vying for her maiden Slam since the 2017 Australian Open win. Earlier this year, Serena had an exit from the quarters of Australian Open and third round of the French Open.

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