J&T Banka Prague Open, WTA International

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Stuttgart champion Karolina Pliskova has dropped out of the J&T Banka Prague Open. Pliskova was originally drawn to play her twin sister Kristyna in the first round. This wasn’t a scenario she looking forward to, citing “our matches are terrible” and “I do not want to beat her.”

The top seed will now be the local favourite and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

Seeds:
2 KVITOVA, Petra
3 KASATKINA, Daria
4 GAVRILOVA, Daria
5 STRYCOVA, Barbora
6 ZHANG, Shuai
7 BUZARNESCU, Mihaela
8 SINIAKOVA, Katerina
9 SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra

Strange but true:
Prague hosts a graffiti wall devoted to John Lennon. Since 1980, it’s been repainted numerous times and is laced with graffiti lyrics from Lennon and The Beatles.

 

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The Draw:

 

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Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) beat 9-Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(5) 6-3
Antonia Lottner (GER) beat Mona Barthel (GER) 6-0 7-5
7-Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 6-1 7-5
Denisa Allertova (CZE) beat Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6-4 6-4
Camila Giorgi (ITA) beat 5-Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-0 2-6 6-2
6-Shuai Zhang (CHN) beat Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-4 7-5
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) beat Bernarda Pera (USA) 2-6 6-1 7-5
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) beat 3-Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 7-6(6) 6-3
2-Petra Kvitova (CZE) beat Tereza Smitkova (CZE) 6-1 6-3

Kristyna Pliskova avoids having to play sis Karolina and gets a decent win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich

 

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If you haven't seen her, try to watch a few minutes of Jasmine Paolini's match tomorrow. She is a combo of Kasatkina/Bertens/Siegemund on clay. She is very good from the ground and appears quite feisty.

 

[Horsa]

If you haven't seen her, try to watch a few minutes of Jasmine Paolini's match tomorrow. She is a combo of Kasatkina/Bertens/Siegemund on clay. She is very good from the ground and appears quite feisty.

I don't think I'll get a chance. Dad will want to watch the tour de Yorkshire & it's on from tomorrow until Sunday.

 

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Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) beat Qiang Wang (CHN) 6-2 7-6(3)
7-Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) beat Antonia Lottner (GER) 6-0 7-6(7)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) beat Denisa Allertova (CZE) 6-4 6-4
Camila Giorgi (ITA) beat Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 6-4 6-2
6-Shuai Zhang (CHN) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 6-4 6-4
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) beat Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-4 6-1
8-Katerina Siniakova (CZE) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 3-6 6-3
2-Petra Kvitova (CZE) beat Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-3 6-1

Haven't seen Jasmine yet @kskate2 - will try and see her before the tournament is out.

 

[kskate2]

She lost yesterday so you'll have to catch her in another tourney. She had to play qualies so was probably a little tired. She's Italian, I suspect they'll give her a WC for Rome.

 

[Horsa]

She lost yesterday so you'll have to catch her in another tourney. She had to play qualies so was probably a little tired. She's Italian, I suspect they'll give her a WC for Rome.

I can't control myself anymore. I was meaning to keep the toilet humour to myself but you keep talking about WC's. Where I come from this stands for Water closet or toilet. Every time you talk about taking the W.C. or being given the W.C. I imagine people carrying toilets about. Lol.

 

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Semi Finals:

7-Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) beat Camila Giorgi (ITA) 4-6 6-3 7-5
2-Petra Kvitova (CZE) beat 6-Shuai Zhang (CHN) 7-6(6) 6-0





Petra v Mihaela Final. First time they've met.

 

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congrats to Petra