Pliskova eases through in Miami
seed Karolina Pliskova cruised into the third round of the Miami Open, the Czech beating American qualifier Madison Brengle 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday.
While her serve was not at its best, the 25-year-old Pliskova never looked in danger, comfortably dominating while winning 78 percent of return points.
“There were a few tight games but I think I was pretty solid. It went quite easy and I was really happy to spend only an hour out there because its pretty hot and humid and so I am happy to save some power for the later matches,” said Pliskova, who reached the semifinals of Indian Wells last week ika Cibulkova needed to dig deep to fight past Paraguayan qualifier Veronica Cepede Royg far tougher for Cibulkova than the 6-3, 6-2 scoreline suggests and she was relieved after getting
TSONGA BECOMES A FATHER
Jo-wilfried Tsonga announced the birth of his first child on Friday posting a photo and message on Twitter. “With stars in my eyes, I’m delighted to announce the birth of our son,” read a message beneath a snap of the him nervously smiling with
VAZ, MENEZES IN AIFF SUB-COMMITTEES
Western India Football Associa tion (WIFA) secretary Souter Vaz and CEO Henry Menezes have been appointed in the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) sub committees.
Vaz has been included as a member of the league committee while Menezes is the deputy chairman of the technical com mittee, which is being headed by Shyam Thapa.
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