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Agnieszka Radwanska
To advance to the last eight WTA Road to Singapore, a Pole must overtake three rivals. One of them is Pliskova, so victory is more valuable than usual. It seems that there is a chance of passing the two other tennis players – Lucie Safarova perhaps due to injury sidelined until the end of the season, and Carla Suarez Navarro in the form of a nightmare and loses the match after match.
On Thursday in Tokyo Radwanska showed that at the end of the season grabs really great shape. Once balanced, intelligent and at times spectacular game was much better in the second round of Elina Switoliny (6: 4, 6: 1). On Friday it came time to from Czech Rep, which in the tournament in the capital of Japan was seeded number four, three places better than our compatriots.
This difference, however, was not seen on the court. On the contrary. This “Isia” proved it great disposition of the previous days (in the first round won in two sets of 23-year-old American Coco Vandeweghe) it was not in any way accidental. Initially it seemed that presenting a mature, patient and precise tennis krakowianka first batch will win without much history. First, rival broke in the third game she was serving, after which it led 4: 1. Her victory seemed even more certain when the seventh gem won to nil and on the boards bore the score 5: 2.
23-year-old from the Czech Republic but had no intention of surrendering. She started strong serve, to win the long exchange and just feel the power. In the tenth game she was serving, in the course of 5: 4 Radwanska, Pliskova managed to defend in style three setbole and after a while it led to a state of five. For more longer but could not afford, a Pole came back self-confidence and precision, making two more gems already belonged to her and the semi-finals in Tokyo shared it only one set.
This ran, much to our delight, as dictated Radwanska, who sometimes played the game. He served perfectly, consciously approached the net, committed an error and a little after eleven minutes of the second party led 4: 1. Then another Pliskova managed to earn one set by his own administration, but it was only in its execution of the judgment deposition. The next gem “Isia” won 30, after two minutes, another lead 40: 0 at the site opponents. Czech defended two balls Sheth and when it seemed that but maybe something else that day fight, then committed a double fault the service and the meeting came to an end. Polka is in great shape and the last four of the tournament in Tokyo.
In the match for the final 26-year-old Krakow will face the better of the pair Dominika Cibulkova – Ana Ivanovic. Favorite is Serb, seeded at a party with number two. In the other semi-final will compete Belinda Bencic of a One Caroline Wozniacki tournament.
Agnieszka Radwanska – Karolina Pliskova 7: 5, 6: 2
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