In the first round she met Šafářová again and beat her in three sets and then won over Daria Kasatkina by winning 9–7 in tie-break third set. A third overall title (and second of the year) in Linz ensured Plíšková finished the year ranked world No. [22] She also shows accuracy and power on mid-court shots, sometimes following them to net. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Her first tournament following the suspension was the Western & Southern Open where, as the top seed, she lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. 1 ranked doubles team of Mladenovic/Garcia. 67 to 24.[7]. She then reached the third round of Indian Wells, the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open and the semifinals in Kuala Lumpur between March and April. She played also in the semifinals of Madrid. As a result, the siblings spent most of their youth competing and getting better at tennis. 1 seed, was upset by Caroline Garcia in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday. The full name of Nate Diaz is Nathan Donald Diaz who is a renowned American professional mixed martial artist. [15] At the Australian Open Plíšková reached quarterfinals for the second time, having defeated Verónica Cepede Royg, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Lucie Šafářová and Barbora Strýcová. In Monte Carlo, where they live, on Thursday they got married, in front of 20 invitees. Plíšková lost in the first round at Canadian Open to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni and in the third round of the Western & Southern Open to Jelena Janković and reached the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Open, losing to Lesia Tsurenko. Kristina Mladenovic, who led 5-1 in the first set, was furious with chair umpire Eva Asderaki for not spotting a double bounce on set point and proceeded to lose to Laura Siegemund 7-5, 6-3 at the French Open. We just enjoyed. SR=strike rate (events won/competed). Plíšková played as Czech No. She defeated qualifier Karolína Muchová, Madison Brengle, 27th seed Camila Giorgi, and 18th seed Garbiñe Muguruza to reach her third consecutive quarterfinal at the tournament. As a matter of fact, the 28-year-old even became world no.1 in WTA rankings on June 17, 2017, a feat that only a handful of ladies have been able to achieve in the past. To explain, the 28-year-old won the 2010 Australian Open junior title by defeating Laura Robson in the final. Before even starting her professional career, Pliskova was already a junior Grand Slam champion. Similarly, Kristyna is also a tennis player, just like her sister, Karolina, who is younger by 2 minutes. "For you guys it was a surprise!" Furthermore, the two girls got their inspiration to play tennis from former stars like Martina Hingis, Marat Safin, and Monica Seles. An unexpected and secret wedding took place between Karolina Pliskova and her fiancèe and agent Michal Hrdlicka. She reached her first, and as of today, only Grand Slam final at the 2016 US Open, where she was defeated by Angelique Kerber in three sets. Furthermore, Karolina is also amongst the wealthiest female athletes around the world. 1 in bold, as of week of August 24, 2020, without having won a Grand Slam tournament, "US Open: Serena Williams beaten by Karolina Pliskova, part of tennis' new sister act", "Karolina Pliskova got married to her boyfriend and agent Michal Hrdilicka! Both got engaged soon after the last Wimbledon when Pliskova became the new world no.1. [16] In quarterfinals she lost to Simona Halep in straight sets. Karolina Pliskova has been singled out as the one to watch after she effortlessly defeated the reigning champion in a 'perfect' run at Eastbourne last week. She defeated Yulia Putintseva, Marie Bouzková, Ajla Tomljanović, Donna Vekić, and Lesia Tsurenko to win the title. Plíšková managed to carry her momentum through the early hard-court season, making the quarterfinals in both Dubai and Indian Wells. She then defeated Johanna Konta in three sets and earned another straight sets win over rising star Daria Kasatkina, before losing in three sets to eventual champion Victoria Azarenka. Her victory denied Kerber the opportunity to take over the world No. [13] At Wimbledon, Plíšková was again one of the pre-tournament favourites, but suffered a second-round exit after losing in three-sets to world number 87 Magdaléna Rybáriková. She also reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open (lost to Simona Halep), Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Eastbourne. "It's been almost three years, so it's nothing new. Likewise, she tied the knot with her husband, Michal Hrdlicka, who works as a TV presenter. Then she played two matches in one day due to rain and won both of them. At the Generali Ladies Linz in October, Plíšková won her first WTA title in doubles alongside sister Kristýna, becoming the first set of twins in history to win a doubles title together on the tour.[6]. At the following tournament, the Miami Open, Plíšková was defeated by wildcard and former champion Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals. It was not stressful at all.". To qualify, she defeated Dia Evtimova, Tamaryn Hendler and Laura Robson. Plíšková continued the season with playing in Asia and the first tournament was in Tokyo, however she lost in the first match to qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich. World rankings – Top ten tennis players as of week of 16 November 2020, 2016: US Open singles runner-up, top 5 & doubles rise, 2017: French Open semifinal and world No. After that, Pliskova’s next big career highlight happened during the 2016 U.S Open, where she reached her first Grand Slam final. [23][24] In the 2016 US Open final, she won 80% of her serve-and-volley points.[23]. 2 in the Fed Cup Final, losing to Maria Sharapova on Saturday. She rebounded, however, to win the biggest clay-court title of her career, and her second career Premier-5 title, at the Italian Open, avenging her previous defeat against Azarenka by defeating her in the quarterfinals, before beating Maria Sakkari in the semifinals and a resurgent Johanna Konta in the final.