Krejcikova – Swiatekova 6: 3, 6: 7, 5: 7, great! Pliskova retaliated against her fellow countryman, Kryzhikova, dropping her swords and ends

Summary of the match between Barbora Kryzhikova and Iga Swiatikova in Rome

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Nine Pliskova spread over Russia, the 36-year-old, who is 113th in the standings and had to play in the playoffs, in a blunder-filled match after an hour and 37 minutes. She offered ten balls to her opponent, of which she lost service four times. She used seven of the 16 fracture balls herself.

“She’s a big fighter. She’s back to a certain level, so it’s hard to beat her. I had to win it myself because she wouldn’t give anything for free. Lonnie’s hometown, who was number one in the world rankings in 2017, will play against Yelena Ostapinkova from Latvia to advance To the first semifinals this year.

In the last round, Krejčíková managed with fourth-seeded Sofia Keninova from the United States, but did not beat another winner in the major tournaments in Rome. She lost to last year’s champion Roland Garros wiateková after 2 hours and 52 minutes.

The 25-year-old Czech player could have finished the match in two sets, but at 6: 5 she did not use either match point to serve the opponent. Šwiateková then managed to break the tie 7: 5 and by the same ratio won the deciding set after a break at 6: 5.

“It’s difficult to play against opponents like Barbora. They don’t make mistakes and wait for the other to make a mistake. I’m usually not patient, but I’m glad I was today,” Polka said.

For three and a half hours, clay king Rafael Nadal fought to advance to the quarterfinals. Two weeks before the victory of Roland Garros, who had already won thirteen times, the Spanish tennis player removed two fish from Denis Chapoval before defeating the Canadian 3: 6, 6: 4 and 7: 6. He kept the hope of the Tenth Jubilee Cup of the Roman Masters. But German Alexander Zverev awaits him on Friday, with whom Nadal lost three times in a row, the last time a week ago in the quarter-finals in Madrid.