Czech Kristyna Pliskova qualified for the Prague Open quarterfinals on Wednesday by beating second seed, Croatian Petra Martic, by 6-1 and 7-5 (She will play against the Romanian Ana Bogdan, who advanced by the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko). The twin sister of the most famous and prominent Karolina, previously left a reflection, which could be considered controversial, about the use of masks in tournaments, and that picks up the middle of your country Idnes.
“I do not understand this well. After all, we are in a tennis bubble, all the people with whom we move must be evaluated and give negative in the tests”, said Krystina, who spoke of her experience at the Palermo tournament, the first to be played after confinement by the COVID-19 pandemic, last week: “It was so scary in Palermo that nobody really knew what to do. Things didn't work out very well there, although of course they did their best and it was the first time that sanitary measures had been further tested. “
For the rest of the short day from Prague, Belgian Elise Mertens, third seed, also advanced by defeating Italian Camila Giorgi, finalist in Palermo, 6-4, 6-2. This Thursday, not before 12:00, the Spanish Sara Sorribes faces the German Siegemund in the second round, which got rid with initial problems of the Egyptian Sherif 4-6, 6-0 and 6-1. Halep and Bouchard also play their second-round matches.