Plíšková Loses in Three Sets and Drops out of Wimbledon
Karolína Plíšková didn’t improve her maximum at Wimbledon and for the fifth time finished her campaign here in the second round. This time she was overcome by the perfectly playing Slovak Magdalena Rybáriková, who succeeded in three sets 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Great tennis was being played at the centre court in Wimbledon and the quality of the match rather resembled a semifinal of this famous Grand Slam. One of the rallies in the decider was even declared the most beautiful rally of the day; the ball crossed the net eighteen times, which sent the spectators including Louis van Gaal, the former FC Barcelona and Manchester United coach, into raptures.
Before the match, Plíšková was aware this was going to be a very tough match, but long it seemed she was marching towards round three. She won the first set 6-3 and broke Rybáriková in the second to get into a 3-2 lead. “It was very tight from the beginning but still I had the upper hand. After the break in the second set I had the biggest chance to go into a decisive lead, but unfortunately it didn’t work out,” Karolína Plíšková regretted after the match.
The Slovak has been playing great tennis on grass this year and she confirmed it again, broke Karolína back and tied the score at 3-3. Plíšková lost her serve again in the tenth game and lost the second set. In front of the eyes of the famous Australian Rod Laver Plíšková had a break point for 2-1 in the decider, but didn’t convert it and lost her serve right afterwards. The lion-heartedly fighting Karolína got back into the match, but Rybáriková kept improving, seemed determined and didn’t lose a single game until the end of the match.
“I have to appreciate my opponent’s quality. Her varied tennis – chops, net approaches – I had trouble finding answers to that. Still I had chances to win but I must admit Magda deserved to advance,” Plíšková stated sincerely.
Karolína will now travel to Monaco, where she is going to have a few days off. Then a whirl of preparations will start again – the series of American hard-court tournaments begins in August, and it’s Karolína’s favorite part of the season. Just remember last year’s successes in Cincinnati and New York.
Karolína Plíšková Crushes Rodina to Reach Second Round
Karolína Plíšková started her Wimbledon campaign with a win. After beating Evgeniya Rodina of Russia 6-1, 6-4, she advanced to the second round, which ties her best Wimbledon result. The Slovak Magdalena Rybáriková is going to be her next opponent.
Karolína has the world number one position within her reach and her performance corresponded to that. She has arrived to the famous All England Club in excellent form, which she proved on the court number 1 in her match against Rodina.
Plíšková served flawlessly in the opening set and broke her opponent’s serve twice to win 6-1. She started the second set with a break too, but was broken back for the first time. Apart from that, her serve worked perfectly. She’s hit a total of nine aces and 35 winners.
Karolína yet again managed to break her opponent back and kept the gained advantage until the end of the set. She served the match out with a love game and after 71 minutes celebrated her advancement to the next round. “I’m very happy I’m successfully past the first round. The first matches are usually quite tough, especially from the mental point of view,” Karolína commented on her match.
In the second round, Plíšková will face the Slovak Magdalena Rybáriková, who plays in a very solid form. “She’s a very dangerous opponent and plays perfectly on grass. I have a day off tomorrow, so I’ll get ready for the match and I believe I’ll be successful again,” Karolína concluded.
