The 2017 Prague Open runner-up Kristyna Pliskova scored her third Top 20 win of the season by defeating second seed Petra Martic 6-1 7-5 in the second round to produce the biggest upset of the week so far. The 69th-ranked Pliskova, who is playing the Prague Open for the fifth time, never dropped serve in today’s encounter with the Croat.
Third seed Elise Mertens battled past Camila Giorgi 6-4 6-2 to make the quarterfinals. The first set featured 16 deuces, while the second set was a smoother ride for the Belgian.
Ana Bogdan was supposed to play two matches on Wednesday, but she left the tournament site without breaking a sweat. Her second-round singles opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew due to a rib injury, while her doubles partner Patricia Tig also had to withdraw.
In first-round action on Wednesday, we had two three-setters: Laura Siegemund‘s victory over qualifier Mayar Sherif and Tamara Zidansek‘s win over Katerina Siniakova.
The doubles pairing of Barbora Strycova and Simona Halep attracted a lot of attention, even though they were edged by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Veronika Kudermetova in the first round. After the loss, Strycova made a funny comment on Instagram:
About the positive part of today: winning more games in a match alongside Simo than I have ever won against her in all of my matches altogether.
In the gallery below you can see all Jimmie48‘s photos from Wednesday at the Prague Open.
MORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2020 PRAGUE OPEN:
- Tuesday: Halep progresses, a number of seeds fall in the first round
- Monday: Genie Bouchard shines on a washed-out opening day
- Sunday: Halep, Mertens, Bouchard practice on Sunday
