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Errors and off the pace, Pliskova dumped out in Melbourne

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 05:24 PM

Karolina Pliskova was left counting the cost of a performance well short of her best as she passed up a golden opportunity to push on for a maiden Grand Slam title after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Australian Open third round on Saturday.   Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina starts WTA title defence with win as Halep sees off Andreescu

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:10 AM

Elina Svitolina made a winning start to her WTA Finals defense in Shenzhen on Monday when the Ukrainian defeated Karolina Pliskova in straight sets. Read more »

Something old, something new: Notes from the 2019 French Open

Exie Abola
Posted at Jun 16 09:55 AM

Rafa Nadal surprised no one by winning his 12th French Open title, and Ashleigh Barty emerged victorious from a pool of unlikely contenders. Here are some observations from Roland Garros. Read more »

Tennis: Pliskova climbs to second in rankings, Williams back in top 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 10:39 AM

Karolina Pliskova climbed five places in the WTA rankings on Monday to second after her Italian Open triumph at the weekend, with Naomi Osaka's world number one spot now in the Czech's sights. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic and Nadal to meet in Rome final, Konta faces Pliskova

Alasdair Mackenzie, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:40 AM

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting, while British number one Johanna Konta booked a final clash with Karolina Pliskova.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty beats Pliskova to win maiden Miami Open title

Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 11:19 AM

Ashleigh Barty defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6(1) 6-3 on Saturday to win her maiden Miami Open title and become the first Australian woman since 2013 to reach the top 10 in the world rankings. Read more »

Czech Pliskova and Aussie Barty to meet in Miami final

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 05:29 PM

Karolina Pliskova reached the Miami Open final with an emphatic 7-5 6-1 win over second seed Simona Halep in soggy south Florida on Thursday night. Read more »

Tennis: Halep, Pliskova off to winning Fed Cup starts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 09:20 AM

Former world number ones Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep won their opening rubbers as the Fed Cup clash between defending champions Czech Republic and Romania ended 1-1 on Saturday's opening day. Read more »

A star is born, another returns to glory: Notes on the 2019 Australian Open

Exie Abola
Updated as of Feb 02 10:46 AM

Women’s tennis has a new star in Naomi Osaka, peak Novak Djokovic wreaks havoc in the men’s game, and other observations from the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Read more »

Australian Open: Osaka digs deep against Pliskova to set up Kvitova final

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 04:44 PM

U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Thursday setting up a title clash with double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Read more »

Tennis: Williams stunned by Pliskova fightback at Australian Open

Ian Ransom, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 23 01:29 PM

Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to fall to seventh seed Karolina Pliskova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Read more »

Nishikori comes through epic as Svitolina, Pliskova keep Slam dreams alive

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 02:37 PM

Japanese star Kei Nishikori battled through a draining five-set epic to make the Australian Open third round Thursday as Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova kept their dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title alive. Read more »

Pliskova stuns Wozniacki in Singapore, Svitolina downs Kvitova

John O'Brien, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 22 10:37 AM

Karolina Pliskova used her most potent weapon to damaging effect as she overwhelmed defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 in their opening round robin match of the WTA Finals. Read more »

Pliskova and Svitolina clinch last WTA Finals spots

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 10:49 AM

Former world number one Karolina Pliskova earned a place in the year-ending WTA Finals despite a second-round defeat by Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva at Moscow's Kremlin Cup on Wednesday. Read more »

Pliskova sets up Tianjin final with Garcia

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 14 09:39 AM

Top seed Karolina Pliskova produced a ruthless display as she raced past Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 6-2 6-1 to reach the Tianjin Open final on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: Pliskova, Sabalenka power through in Tianjin

Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 08:13 PM

Top seed Karolina Pliskova bulldozed her way into the Tianjin Open quarter-finals by beating Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-1 6-2 on Wednesday as the Czech power-hitter eyes a place at the WTA Finals later this month.   Read more »

Efficient Pliskova proves too strong for 'tired' Osaka

Jack Tarrant and Chris Gallagher, Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 11:20 AM

Former world number one Karolina Pliskova utilized her big serve to full effect to ease to a 6-4 6-4 victory over home favorite and U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka in the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo on Sunday. Read more »

Serena into US Open semi-finals as champion Stephens exits

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 11:50 AM

Six-time champion Serena Williams shook off a sluggish start to power past eighth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday and into the US Open semi-finals. Read more »

Pliskova, Kerber upset in Montreal

Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 11:30 AM

The punishing serve that propelled Karolina Pliskova to the top of the tennis world last year proved ineffective against Kiki Bertens at the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday as the Dutchwoman cruised to a 6-2 6-2 victory. Read more »

Tennis: Pliskova out as Bertens completes demolition of Wimbledon top 8

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 09:38 PM

LONDON - Kiki Bertens completed the demolition of Wimbledon's top eight women's seeds with a 6-3 7-6(1) defeat of Czech Karolina Pliskova to reach the quarter-finals on Monday. Read more »