Czech Karolina Pliskova, formerly number one in the world rankings, will play again, nine months later, in the semifinals, after certifying her qualification for the penultimate round of the Strasbourg tournament on Thursday with a 6-4 win. at 7-6 (6). ) to the Belgian Maryna Zanevska.
A point that does not reflect the many problems of the Czech tennis player, who had to accumulate up to four set points in the “tie break” where the second and final sets were resolved.
Suffered a victory that allowed Pliskova, the seeded number one in the tournament, to play again in the semifinals since she fell in August 2021 against Swiss Jil Teichmann in the penultimate round of the WTA 1,000 in Cincinnati.
Karolina Pliskova’s future rival in the semifinals will be Slovenian Kaja Juvan, number 81 in the world, who won on Thursday 7-6 (3) and 6-4 against Belgian Else Mertens, the fourth seed in the tournament.
Equally difficult was qualifying for the semifinals of German Angelique Kerber, the tournament’s second favorite, who had to overcome two hours of play to beat Polish Magda Linette 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Keber, who has won three Grand Slam titles, will face Oceane Dodin of France in the penultimate round in Strasbourg, who won a clear 6-3, 6-0 victory over Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland.
Source: La Verdad
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