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Both Plíšková and Vondroušová advanced to clay in Rome in the quarterfinals

Karolína Plíšková and Markéta Vondroušová advanced to the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Rome. The defending champion and second-placed Plíšková defeated Russia’s Anna Blinková 6: 4, 6: 3 and, for the first time since the January Australian Open, succeeded at the WTA circuit in two consecutive matches. In the 3rd round, Vondroušová turned over the duel with Polona Hercogová from Slovenia and won 1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6.

Plíšková will compete with the Belgian Elise Mertensová to advance to the semifinals. Vondroušová is waiting for the fourth deputy Elina Svitolinová from Ukraine.

In the male spider, both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal passed the highest positions in the quarterfinals. World number one Djokovic managed a more than two-hour duel with compatriot Filip Krajinovič, with whom he fought a balanced battle, especially in the opening set, before winning 7: 6, 6: 3. Nine-time champion Nadal, who starts in Rome for the first time after a seven-month break, had significantly less work with another Serb Dušan Lajovič. In an hour and a half the Spaniard won 6: 1, 6: 3.

Plíšková, who had time off in Rome in the opening round and defeated Barbora Strýcová on Wednesday, also managed to deal with Blinková without much difficulty. The Russian tennis player, who ranks 65th in the ranking and got out of the competition from the qualification, was defeated by the world number four in the second match.

Although the match started with a lost self-service, it immediately won the opponent’s hand and she succeeded in the second break in the tenth game, in which she did not lose even a fifteen. In the second set, Plíšková was already leading 5: 1, then she lost the serve, but did not allow any snag on the way to the quarterfinals. She ended the match with a clean game again. Plíšková failed to win two matches in a row at the previous four WTA events.

He will face Mertens, the world number twenty, for the second time. Last year, on the grass in Eastbourne, the native of Louny allowed her only three gamma.

The Italian Open is played without spectators, which is set to change over the weekend. Up to 1,000 fans can come to Sunday’s semifinal matches and Monday’s finals, Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora announced today. “It’s the first but important step towards a normal state of sport,” he said.

Vondroušová lost the opening set against Hercog in 27 minutes 1: 6, when she managed to keep the serve only once. However, she won the second with the same ratio and her opponent demanded time for back treatment before the third set. The Czech tournament twelve entered the decisive action better, quickly leading 3: 0 and 4: 1, but then Slovinka leveled the game again and served 6: 5. However, the finalist of last year’s French Open managed to force a tie-break, in which she won 7: 5 despite two double mistakes.

Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament in Rome (clay):

Men (subsidy 3,854,000 euros):

Singles – Round 3:

Djokovic (1-SRB) – Krajinovic (SRB) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 3, Nadal (2-Sp.) – Lajovic (SRB) 6: 1, 6: 3, Berrettini (4) -It.) – Travaglia (It.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 7: 6 (7: 1), Schwartzman (8-Arg.) – Hurkacz (POL) 3: 6, 6: 2, 6 : 4, Shapovalov (12-Kan.) – Humbert (Fr.) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 1, 6: 4, Dimitrov (15-Bulh.) – Sinner (It.) 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4, Koepfer (DEU) – Musetti (It.) 6: 4, 6: 0, Ruud (NOR) – Cilic (HRV) 6: 2, 7: 6 (8: 6) .

Women (subsidy 1,692,169 euros):

Singles – Round 3:

Karolina Pliskova (2-CR) – Blinkova (RUS) 6: 4, 6: 3, Vondroušová (12-CR) – Hercogova (Slovenia) 1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6 (7: 5), Halepova (1-Rum.) – Jastremska (UKR) 7: 5, 6: 4, Svitolinova (4-Ukr.) – Kuznetsova (RUS) 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 4, Muguruza (9-Sp.) – Konta (7-Brit.) 6: 4, 6: 1, Putinceva ( Kaz.) – Rybakinová (10-Kaz.) 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2, Mertensová (11-Belg.) – Koviničová (Č. Hora) 6: 4, 6: 4, Azarenková (BEL) – Kasatkinová (RUS) 6: 6 (2: 0) ret.

Doubles Quarterfinals:

Uncle, Aug Šu-we (1-ČR / Tchaj-wan) – Siniaková, Kuděrmětovová (6-ČR / Rus.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 4, Carterová, Stefaniová (USA / Braz.) – Hradecká, Klepačová (CZE / Slovenia) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 4, 10: 8.

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