MADRID OPEN
Tennis ace Karolina Pliskova crashes while top seed Angelique Kerber fights back
Madrid — World No 3 Karolina Pliskova was dumped out of the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday 6-3 6-3 by Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova. However, top seed Angelique Kerber fought back from 5-3 down in the deciding set to avoid a similar fate as she overcame Katerina Siniakova 6-2 1-6 7-5 to set up a potential third round match with Maria Sharapova. Second seed Pliskova has struggled on the clay after a fine start to the season on the hard courts of Australia and the US. Following early exits in Stuttgart and on home soil in Prague last week, world No22 Sevastova’s run of seven straight games from 3-2 down in the first set to lead by a set and 3-0 was decisive. Sevastova was solid on serve throughout and needed just one break in the second set and she served out to set up a meeting with Barbora Strycova or Lara Arruabarrena in the third round. Kerber has also had an inconsistent season and her fragile form was on show in the course of the first two sets. The German romped thro...
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