Australian tennis legend Ash Barty had an intense match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, but ended up defeating her 6-3 7-5 for a place in the final eight.

“It was a hell of a match right from the first point. Katerina brought an incredible level and it was a lot of fun playing out here,” Barty said.

“I knew that I had to play very near my best to be able to compete with her today, so (I’m) happy to be able to play some good stuff.

“Another great challenge (Krejcikova) but looking forward to it.

“She has been playing some great stuff and it will be a new challenge for me as I have never played her before.

“I’m very privileged to be in the second week of Wimbledon again. This is genuinely one of my favourite weeks of the year, so to be able to be prolonging my stay is a lot of fun.”

Barty is trying to win her first Wimbledon as she's never been beyond the last 16.

Post-match, her joke landed, much to the delight of the room. She was asked how she felt hearing so many Australian fans cheer her on.

“Better than the English telling me the football’s on!” she said, as the crowd roared with laughter.