adminINDIAN WELLS. – Third-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova turned back a late charge by French Open tennis champion Garbine Muguruza to reach the Indian Wells WTA semi-finals with a 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5) victory.
Trailing 5-2 in the second set, Spain’s seventh-seeded Muguruza battled back, saving two match points as they went to a second tiebreaker.
It was to no avail, however, as Pliskova notched her sixth win in seven meetings with Muguruza.
“Definitely the best match for me in this tournament,” Pliskova said. “It was a good player, so the level ultimately goes a little bit more up.
“Definitely from the baseline I think was fine. But the way I was finishing those sets, I’m not happy with that,” added Pliskova, who admitted that failing to convert match points when she had them preyed on her a bit in the second-set tiebreaker.’’ – AFP.
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