Karolina Pliskova obliterates Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Zhengzhou on Saturday after playing a remarkable match to fight against Petra Martic in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Pliskova overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Tomljanovic in the 1st game (1-0). Pliskova extended her lead after breaking Tomljanovic in the 9th (6-3) game before conquering the set.
2nd set.
Pliskova had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Tomljanovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Czech extended her lead after breaking Ajla in the 8th (6-2) game before managing to win the set.
Statistics
After this encounter, the head to head between Pliskova and Tomljanovic is 4-0 for Karolina.
Next Match: Karolina Pliskova vs. Petra Martic – stats
Pliskova will square off with Martic in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Karolina Pliskova and Petra Martic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Martic (see full H2H stats), but Pliskova leads 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Martic won 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris back in May 2019.
Tennis Scores in Zhengzhou
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Petra MarticMartic – Kristina MladenovicMladenovic (3-1) – See H2H details
