TENNIS NEWS - Unseeded Kristyna Pliskova rallied from a dismal start to topple fellow lefthanded Czech Petra Kvitova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the WTA Charleston tournament on Wednesday.
Pliskova blasted six aces and broke Kvitova's serve six times in the two-hour match. She won just 13 of 34 points on her serve in a one-sided first set that went to world No 10 Kvitova.
"My serve was horrible in the first set, so I had to focus on my serve and the rest of the game was better as well," southpaw Pliskova said.
Pliskova moves onto the third round where she will face No 16 seed Elena Vesnina, who eased past Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-1.
Pliskova's win over the two-time Wimbledon champion is her second victory over a top 10 player this year, following a win over world No 7 Jelena Ostapenko in China.
