World number 14 Plíšková initially dominated and pressured Krejčíková, who could not rely on her serve. For the win, she was clearly heading to 5:1 in the second set, before Krejčíková took a breath to resist and dropped three games in a row. But she didn’t change the result. The Czech derby lasted an hour and a half, Plíšková added to it with a clean game.
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The 30-year-old native of Loun also won the fourth mutual duel after last year’s Tournament of Champions, Roland Garros in 2018 and the small ITF tournament in Bratislava 11 years ago.
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Twenty-four-year-old Bouzková won the Prague Open a week ago in Stromovka and won her first WTA title in her hometown. The overseas mission started for her with a successful qualification, but she did not follow it up in the main competition. She fought with Rybakinová for three hours and three minutes, only succeeding in the tie break of the second set in the ratio of 7:3.
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American star Serena Williams has successfully completed her opening match. The owner of 23 Grand Slam titles celebrated her first victory in 14 months in the second match after the unsuccessful Wimbledon, after defeating Spain’s Nuria Parrizas 6:3, 6:4. In preparation for the US Open, Tereza Martincová may be her next opponent if she knocks out the Swiss Olympic champion Belinda Bencicová.
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