Singapore: Cibulkova Interview
An interview with Dominika Cibulkova after her straight-sets defeat to Madison Keys in the round-robin stage of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
An interview with Dominika Cibulkova after her straight-sets defeat to Madison Keys in the round-robin stage of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
Madison Keys takes on Dominika Cibulkova in the round-robin stage of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
DUBAI, UAE – Kristyna Pliskova is quickly rising out from under the shadow of twin sister and World No.3 Karolina as the Czech lefty scored a big upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, dispatching No.16 seed Roberta Vinci, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
“All week I felt pretty bad in practice, so I’m happy I made it through this match,” she said after the match. “It wasn’t easy at all.”
Delicate touch from @KrisPliskova! #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/a1KY0HurPd
— WTA (@WTA) February 19, 2017
As Karolina was reaching her maiden Grand Slam final at last summer’s US Open, Kristyna was making a breakthrough of her own at the WTA 125K Series event in Dalian, following that up with her first career title at the Tashkent Open. Ranked just shy of her career-high of No.55, Pliskova earned a comeback victory over Vinci, a runner-up in Flushing back in 2015.
“It’s much slower on the Center Court and the balls aren’t flying that much. Plus, she’s a tricky opponent.”
3rd set! @KrisPliskova wins three straight games to take us into a decider! #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/WfVHjaWjPN
— WTA (@WTA) February 19, 2017
Vinci appeared in control as she served for the match in the second set, but Pliskova broke back and rode the momentum into a decisive three-set victory after just under two hours on court. With a serve as big – if not bigger – than her sister’s, the 24-year-old struck nine aces throughout and maintained an impressive 82% winning percentage behind her first serve, losing just two points in the decider.
“I was trying to fight all match, but sometimes you have a few bad games. She was solid, serving well. I resolved to be more aggressive and that’s when she started making a few more mistakes.”
Up next for Pliskova is a potentially tough challenge in either ASB Classic champion Lauren Davis or lucky loser (and Taiwan Open semifinalist) Mandy Minella.
“I’m happy to still be in the tournament and to fight for another win.”
.@KrisPliskova advances to @DDFTennis Second Round!
Turns tables on Vinci 3-6, 7-5, 6-3! pic.twitter.com/9L4yAKo4VS
— WTA (@WTA) February 19, 2017
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