Katie Boulter bursts into tears as she dedicates first Wimbledon Center Court win to grandma who died this week

Katie Boulter bursts into tears as she dedicates first Wimbledon Center Court win to grandma who died this week

KATIE BOULTER burst into tears after taking her first Center Court win at Wimbledon – and dedicated the win to her grandmother who died this week.

The Leicester hero defeated finalist Karolina Pliskova last year 3-6 7-6 6-4 in front of an admiring home crowd.

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Katie Boulter was in tears as she dedicated her victory to her late grandmother[/caption]

It is her first time reaching the third round at a Grand Slam.

But the 25-year-old couldn’t hold back her tears when she revealed her grandmother had died during the tournament.

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