<p>Karolina Pliskova said she was "not proud" of her Centre Court tears after losing a rollercoaster Wimbledon final to Ashleigh Barty on Saturday.</p>.<p>World number one Barty triumphed 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 to clinch her second Grand Slam title after the 2019 French Open.</p>.<p>Pliskova has now lost both major finals in which she has appeared having been beaten in three sets by Angelique Kerber at the 2016 US Open.</p>.<p>"It was not the plan to cry because I don't want to cry on the court. I feel like cry in the locker room, but not on the court," said the 29-year-old Czech after the tears fell at the on-court trophy ceremony.</p>.<p>"Just like too many emotions. Of course, it's been three weeks since I was here in London, in the bubble.</p>.<p>"So of course you're a bit tired. All the emotions, they just go. Yeah, not proud about that."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/australias-ashleigh-barty-wins-her-first-wimbledon-title-1007164.html" target="_blank">Read | Australia's Ashleigh Barty wins her first Wimbledon title</a></strong></p>.<p>Pliskova, a former world number one who had never previously got past the fourth round at Wimbledon before this year, endured a final of contrasting fortunes.</p>.<p>She was 4-0 down in the first set, losing the first 14 points before she got on the board.</p>.<p>She then broke Barty in the 12th game of the second set as the Australian served for the title before sweeping the tiebreaker.</p>.<p>But all her good work was undone in the second game of the decider when she was broken again and Barty did not need a second invitation to go on to take the title.</p>.<p>Pliskova had gone into the final having served 54 aces but it took the nerve-wracked Czech until the first game of the second set to move on to 55.</p>.<p>She had also only been broken four times in her previous six matches.</p>.<p>By the end of the final, she had given up serve a six further times.</p>.<p>"It was a horrible start. That's why I'm proud about how I found a way back in that match," she added.</p>.<p>Pliskova also admitted she had flashbacks to the final of the Italian Open in Rome on the eve of Roland Garros when she was blitzed 6-0, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek in 45 minutes.</p>.<p>"I was thinking about the final in Rome where I didn't make a game. I thought, No, this is not possible, this cannot happen again."</p>.<p>Despite her disappointment, Pliskova believes that her previous indifference to Wimbledon can help her crack her Grand Slam drought.</p>.<p>Her next chance is the US Open in New York which starts next month.</p>.<p>"It's not that I didn't like Wimbledon, but it was never my favourite place," she said.</p>.<p>"I never played well here. I never felt so good here. But this time the feeling about this tournament changed, the feeling about the people.</p>.<p>"I'm just going to try to be back stronger. Of course there's going to be a next chance. I think plenty of them. I'm not going to give up on that. So let's see what it's going to be."</p>
<p>Karolina Pliskova said she was "not proud" of her Centre Court tears after losing a rollercoaster Wimbledon final to Ashleigh Barty on Saturday.</p>.<p>World number one Barty triumphed 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 to clinch her second Grand Slam title after the 2019 French Open.</p>.<p>Pliskova has now lost both major finals in which she has appeared having been beaten in three sets by Angelique Kerber at the 2016 US Open.</p>.<p>"It was not the plan to cry because I don't want to cry on the court. I feel like cry in the locker room, but not on the court," said the 29-year-old Czech after the tears fell at the on-court trophy ceremony.</p>.<p>"Just like too many emotions. Of course, it's been three weeks since I was here in London, in the bubble.</p>.<p>"So of course you're a bit tired. All the emotions, they just go. Yeah, not proud about that."</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/australias-ashleigh-barty-wins-her-first-wimbledon-title-1007164.html" target="_blank">Read | Australia's Ashleigh Barty wins her first Wimbledon title</a></strong></p>.<p>Pliskova, a former world number one who had never previously got past the fourth round at Wimbledon before this year, endured a final of contrasting fortunes.</p>.<p>She was 4-0 down in the first set, losing the first 14 points before she got on the board.</p>.<p>She then broke Barty in the 12th game of the second set as the Australian served for the title before sweeping the tiebreaker.</p>.<p>But all her good work was undone in the second game of the decider when she was broken again and Barty did not need a second invitation to go on to take the title.</p>.<p>Pliskova had gone into the final having served 54 aces but it took the nerve-wracked Czech until the first game of the second set to move on to 55.</p>.<p>She had also only been broken four times in her previous six matches.</p>.<p>By the end of the final, she had given up serve a six further times.</p>.<p>"It was a horrible start. That's why I'm proud about how I found a way back in that match," she added.</p>.<p>Pliskova also admitted she had flashbacks to the final of the Italian Open in Rome on the eve of Roland Garros when she was blitzed 6-0, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek in 45 minutes.</p>.<p>"I was thinking about the final in Rome where I didn't make a game. I thought, No, this is not possible, this cannot happen again."</p>.<p>Despite her disappointment, Pliskova believes that her previous indifference to Wimbledon can help her crack her Grand Slam drought.</p>.<p>Her next chance is the US Open in New York which starts next month.</p>.<p>"It's not that I didn't like Wimbledon, but it was never my favourite place," she said.</p>.<p>"I never played well here. I never felt so good here. But this time the feeling about this tournament changed, the feeling about the people.</p>.<p>"I'm just going to try to be back stronger. Of course there's going to be a next chance. I think plenty of them. I'm not going to give up on that. So let's see what it's going to be."</p>