Kristyna Pliskova outfoxes Stamatia Fafaliou in qualifying 1st round – Hansol Korea Open 2011
Seventh seeded Kristyna Pliskova outfoxed Greek Stamatia Fafaliou in the qualifying first round of the Hansol Korea Open on outdoor hard courts of the Olympic Tennis Courts in Seoul, South Korea on the 17th of September 2011. After
just 51 minutes of the match Czech Pliskova won in straight sets of 6-1, and 6-2 victory.
Subsequently after winning the toss, opening the first set was Fafaliou and she barely was able to hold her serve in the first game. While, Pliskova held her serve confidently and evened the score to 1-1.
With a shaky demeanour, Fafaliou tired to hold her serve but unfortunately she was broken in the third game for the first time by Pliskova and as the Czech held her serve in the fourth game, she took the edge by being a break up.
Although, Fafaliou should’ve quickly regained her steps and broken back in the fourth game, she was unable to equalize the break and Pliskova was able to hold her own.
The Czech again broke Fafaliou in the fifth game as she held her serve in the sixth game; she had secured her lead of 5-1.
Pliskova broke her opponent for the last time to completely crush her in the seventh game and clogged the set and the match in just 25 minutes.
Fafaliou did not try her level best; unable to meet or beat her opponent’s score and unfortunately she lost the opening set.
Opening the second set was the seventh seeded Czech, who comfortably put herself on scoreboard by winning on her serve in the first game.
The unseeded Fafaliou then broke her rival in the third game for the first time to take a mini break but it was an ephemeral lead as Pliskova broke back to equalize the score at 2-2.
During the fifth game Pliskova held her serve to secure a 3-2 lead and eventually by the sixth game humiliated her rival by again breaking her serve.
In the following game Pliskova smashed an ace at 40-love and was capable of holding her serve even under pressure.
Fafaliou was serving for the last game, as she knew she was no competition for her Czech adversary. Pouncing at the opportunity to break serve, Pliskova shamed two backhand winners to serve the match at 6-2.
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