Karolina Pliskova (CZE, No32) won the quarterfinals while Klara Koukalova (CZE) was caught up by Maria Kirilenko (RUS) among the top ranked 4 players.
Pliskova who received seed No.2 beated Nicole Gibbs(USA, No.101) over 2-0(6-3, 6-4). But Gibbs also showed a great play against Top ranked player. Return and Service determined the winner. With a great defending ability and fast movements, she showed a strongness in return. She also bothered Pliskova with seizing the opportunities of 7 breaks. But she made 9 double faults and unforced mistakes in succession. Pliskova didn’t miss the chance that was come from the opponent’s mistakes. She dominated the court with a strong service (170km/h on average) and kept gaining points. During the interview, Pliskova said
“The play was not easy.
I felt it’s hard physically because I played singles and doubles and the sun was hot.” She also continued answering that “Kanepi is not easy but I want to play with Kirilenko.
She has lots of experiences and I meet her for the first time in this tournament. So it’s going to be a good experience.
” Plskova is passing her day’s in her best season in that she was the finalist in Tailand Pataya Open and Nuremberg in Germany last year. She is supposed to have a semifanals against Maria Kirilenko (RUS) on 20th.
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