Karolina Pliskova

Wimbledon 2017: Petra Kvitova denies being the favourite to win women's title this year

The Czech star is playing just her third tournament on the comeback trail after her frightening ordeal at the hands of a knife-wielding burglar.

Jul 04, 2017, 09:19 AM IST

Novak Djokovic, Karolina Pliskova clinch Eastbourne tennis titles

Djokovic captured his 68th career title after downing Monfils for the 14th time in as many meetings.

Jul 01, 2017, 23:10 PM IST

Wimbledon 2017: Top five contenders for women's title

Beaten by Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final 12 months ago, in the American great`s absence, Kerber has a golden opportunity to get back on track on the lawns of south-west London.

Jun 28, 2017, 09:20 AM IST

French Open 2017: Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko to clash for women's singles title

The 2017 champion will be a first-time major winner while victory will also crown Halep as the new world number one, replacing Angelique Kerber.

Jun 09, 2017, 00:05 AM IST

French Open 2017: Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova have double targets

The women`s tournament will have a first-time Grand Slam champion on Saturday. Two of the favourites, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova, are in quarter-final action on Wednesday as a maiden major and the world top ranking come into view.

Jun 07, 2017, 08:48 AM IST

French Open 2017: Women`s singles quarter-finals line-up

Pliskova next faces 28th seed Caroline Garcia who won her all-French grudge match with Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4.

Jun 06, 2017, 00:31 AM IST

Miami Open: Venus Williams downs Angelique Kerber to set up Johanna Konta showdown in semis

The other semi-final pits Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki against second-seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.

Mar 30, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

Miami Open: Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki book semi-final showdown

Wednesday`s quarter-finals see third-seed Simona Halep of Romania take on Britain`s Johanna Konta while world number one Angelique Kerber faces local favorite and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams.

Mar 29, 2017, 10:23 AM IST

Miami Open: Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova enter quarter-finals, Garbine Muguruza retires

German Kerber, the top seed, cruised by Japanese qualifier Risa Ozaki 6-2 6-2 while Czech second seed Pliskova beat 15th-seeded compatriot Barbora Strycova 6-1 6-4.

Mar 28, 2017, 09:00 AM IST

Karolina Pliskova advances, Agnieszka Radwanska ousted in Miami

Spain`s sixth seeded Garbine Muguruza is doing it the hard way in Florida this week.

Mar 26, 2017, 10:05 AM IST

Miami Open: Karolina Pliskova, Dominika Cibulkova cruise into third around with comprehensive wins

Pliskova controlled the rallies, winning six straight games to finish off the opening set and go up a break in the second.

Mar 24, 2017, 10:10 AM IST

Dubai Championships: Caroline Wozniacki gets back to work with Dubai win over Darya Kasatkina

Former WTA world number one Wozniacki had only limited turnaround time to adjust to what many feel is a faster court in the emirate compared to last week`s venue.

Feb 21, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

Karolina Pliskova wins second title of the year; defeats Caroline Wozniacki to clinch Qatar Open

The 24-year-old Czech, seeded number two, took just under an hour and 20 minutes to end the former world number one`s hopes of a first success of 2017, breaking the Dane`s serve in the opening game and rarely looking back.

Feb 19, 2017, 08:42 AM IST

Qatar Open: Karolina Pliskova, Caroline Wozniacki to meet in Doha final after longest day

The pair have met three times before, with Wozniacki winning on every occasion. However they have not met since 2014.

Feb 18, 2017, 08:49 AM IST

Australian Open 2017: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni defeats Karolina Pliskova, enters grand slam semis after 18 years

she made the 1999 Wimbledon semis as a 17-year-old, she has been waiting 18 years for another crack at a Grand Slam last four.

Jan 25, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

Australian Open 2017: World no.1 Angelique Kerber beats Kristyna Pliskova, blasts into fourth round

The 29-year-old German served poorly in the first set but recovered her composure to progress comfortably to a meeting with American Coco Vandeweghe.

Jan 20, 2017, 10:10 AM IST

Australian Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova marches into third round after thrashing Anna Blinkova

Power server Pliskova gave no ground and raced through the first set in just 25 minutes, with Blinkova winning only 12 points

Jan 19, 2017, 08:59 AM IST

Australian Open 2017: 'Birthday-Girl' Angelique Kerber advances to third round, beats Carina Witthoeft in a hard-fought battle

The defending champion, who turned 29, battled through 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 and will next face either Kristyna Pliskova or Irina-Camelia Begu.

Jan 18, 2017, 10:50 AM IST

Karolina Pliskova pulls out of Sydney International with thigh injury

Pliskova demolished France`s Alize Cornet 6-0, 6-3 to win the Brisbane International on Saturday.

Jan 08, 2017, 09:36 AM IST

Auckland Classic: Rusty Serena Williams overcomes slow start, cruises to victory against Pauline Parmentier

Williams, who shares the Open-era record of 22 Grand Slams with Steffi Graf, and is two behind Margaret Court`s all-time record of 24.

Jan 03, 2017, 10:44 AM IST