Former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova has posted a 6-3 6-7 (8-10) 6-2 win over Zhu Lin within the opening spherical of the WTA 1000 occasion in Montreal.
The Twenty third-ranked Pliskova, who was the runner-up two years in the past, took two hours 22 minutes to beat her Chinese opponent on Monday in a contest quickly suspended attributable to rain.
Czech Pliskova will subsequent face present world No.1 Iga Swiatek on the hardcourt occasion. The Pole has received their two earlier conferences, which had been each on clay.
The day’s first delay in Canada paused the match at 8-8 within the second-set tiebreak, simply after Pliskova had blown two match factors. Upon resumption, Zhu received the following two factors to eke out the second set, however Pliskova rebounded within the third set, the place she broke serve 3 times.
“Of course, it’s tough because you kind of are so close to the win, and then you just start from zero going in the third set, but there’s nothing you can do. You have to still be there and fight,” Pliskova mentioned.
Elsewhere, one other former world No.1 in Sixteenth-seeded Russian Victoria Azarenka was a 6-3 6-0 winner over Poland’s Magda Linette after a nearly-three-hour rain delay instantly following their first set.
Sorana Cirstea, Marie Bouzkova and Jasmine Paolini additionally loved round-of-64 straight-sets victories.
Former world No.1 and seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams is ready to tackle fellow American and Thirteenth-seeded Madison Keys afterward Monday, whereas Canada’s Rebecca Marino is scheduled to play Britain’s Katie Boulter.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
