At the US Open, she experienced disappointment in the role of the number one, but at clay court in Rome, Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková is doing well on her way to defending the title. After the victory over the Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova 6: 4, 6: 3 she advanced to the quarterfinals. Markéta Vondroušová is in the same phase of the tournament. In the 3rd round she turned the duel with Polona Hercogová from Slovenia and won 1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 6.
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Karolína Plíšková in the round of 16 of the tournament in Rome.
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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. In the fight for the semifinals, she will face the Belgian Elise Mertens.
Karolína Plíšková in the fight for the quarterfinals of the tournament in Rome.
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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.
| Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament in Rome (clay): |
| Women (allowance EUR 1 692 169): |
| 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) |
| Svitolinova (4-UKR) – Kuznetsova (RUS) 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 4 |
| Halepova (1-ROU) – Jastremska (UKR) 7: 5, 6: 4 |
| Mertensová (11-Belg.) – Koviničová (Č. Hora) 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Muguruza (9-Sp.) – Konta (7-Brit.) 6: 4, 6: 1 |
| Putinceva (KAZ) – Rybakinova (10-KAZ) 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2 |
| Azarenková (BEL) – Kasatkinová (RUS) 6: 6 (2: 0) ret |
| Doubles Quarterfinals: |
| Uncle, Aug Šu-we (1-ČR / Tchaj-wan) – Siniaková, Kuděrmětovová (6-CZ / Rus.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 4 |
| Carter, Stefani (USA / BRA) – Hradecká, Klepačová (CZE / Slovenia) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 4, 10: 8 |
| Men (€ 3,854,000 subsidy) |
| Singles – Round 3: |
| Berrettini (4-It.) – Travaglia (It.) 7:6 (7:5), 7:6 (7:1) |
| Nadal (2-Sp.) – Lajovic (SRB) 6: 1, 6: 3 |
| Schwartzman (8-ARG) – Hurkacz (POL) 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4 |
| Koepfer (DEU) – Musetti (It.) 6: 4, 6: 0 |
| Dimitrov (15-Bulh.) – Sinner (It.) 4:6, 6:4, 6:4 |
| Djokovic (1-SRB) – Krajinovic (SRB) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 3 |
| Shapovalov (12-Kan.) – Humbert (Fr.) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Ruud (NOR) – Čilič (HRV) 6: 2, 7: 6 (8: 6) |
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