Plíšková’s quarterfinals did not start well with Bogdan and she lost 0: 3. “In the stifling, I came everywhere slower, more tired. It occurred to me that it was flying less, which bothered me. Service, my weapons didn’t write much, so she had time for everything, she couldn’t start better and almost didn’t spoil at all,” the Czech player described first. gems quarterfinals.
At 1: 5, the Romanian woman served to win in the set, but the Czech tennis player won a breakball. She sent the ball behind him just behind the net, and Bogdan worsened the injury to her left thigh, which she had bandaged from the beginning, as she slipped. After consulting with a physiotherapist, Bogdanová gave up the match and shook Plíšková’s hand. The match ended prematurely after thirty-eight minutes.
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“It’s not exactly the result I want. If I say it badly, I’d rather lose than win like this, but I’m in the semifinals, so it counts. No one would want it, but I won’t affect it and hopefully get out of it quickly, “said Plíšková. “I didn’t want her to leave it in such a bad state,” she added. However, she believed in a turnaround. “It was gradually improving and I think I would catch up,” she said.
The semi-final opponent of the Czech tennis player – the third seeded Mertensová – eliminated the former Wimbledon finalist Bouchardová. She defeated the Canadian, who played the Prague Open on Sparta clay with a wild card, 6: 4, 1: 6 and 6: 4.
Plíšková fought Mertens twice last year. The Czech Republic did not even play a set in Doha or the US Open. “I know her, it will be very difficult and I will have to play much better than today,” said Plíšková, who is still waiting for the doubles semifinals in a pair with Lucie Hradecká. “Originally I didn’t want to play doubles, but Lucka was looking for someone at the last minute and it was spontaneous,” said Plíšková. They are deployed as Hradeks with Hradecká.
On the WTA circuit, the twin of the world three Carolina will play the singles semifinal for the sixth time and for the second time this year. Kristýna went just as far at the beginning of the year in Shenzhen, China. She also played the finals in Prague three years ago.
“I finally found the rhythm. I played much more aggressively and I was able to finish the games. I feel better day by day,” said Halepová, who won smoothly with Polka Frechová 6: 2, 6: 0. In the semifinals, the Romanian favorite is waiting for the better of the pair Begu – Sorribes.
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