While the world is still fighting COVID-19, gradually the world of sports is coming back on track. On Saturday, world no.3 Karolina Pliskova won the Livescore Cup that was held this week in Prague, which saw the participation of mostly Czech players due to the travel restrictions imposed throughout the world.
Staged on clay-courts and held at the Stvanice Stadium in Prague from Wednesday 3rd to Saturday 6th June, the LiveScore Cup followed a special round-robin format featuring former World Number 1 Pliskova alongside five leading European players, including 2019 Roland-Garros Finalist and current World Number 18 Marketa Vondrousova.
World no.3 still in good formÂ
The tournament saw several Czech women participating, amongst which the highest-ranked European was Pliskova.
While Pliskova finished at the top of the table, she played the finals against fellow Czech player, Martincova Tereza, world no. 133, who topped her table.Â
Karolina Pliskova easily clinched victory , winning straight sets 6-2, 6-4 against Tereza.
The tournament was played on clay and Pliskova’s gameplay showcased she would be fighting hard to become the world. no.1 post-lockdown tournaments.
World is finally coming back
Staged on clay-courts and held at the Stvanice Stadium in Prague from Wednesday 3rd until Saturday 6th June, the LiveScore Cup followed a special round-robin format featuring former World Number 1 Pliskova alongside five leading European players, including 2019 Roland-Garros Finalist and current World Number 18 Marketa Vondrousova.
In an optimistic tweet, post her victory Pliskova shared with her fans that with the return of tournaments, her victory symbolises the return to normal. She also acknowledged the hard times that the world has been facing, yet “the world is coming back in the right direction.”
Exhibition tournaments trend
As the WTA, ATP and ITF tournaments are suspended the players are indulging in any form of practice they get. Thus most players have been actively participating in exhibition tournaments they would otherwise avoid, as they offer no ranking points.
The coming weeks have a list of tournaments lined up, many with high ranked tennis players that will offer amazing tennis and be covered widely.Â
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