After failing to navigate her way out of the group phase on her WTA Finals debut in 2016, Karolina Pliskova was desperate to get off to a fast start this year and that is exactly what the Czech world number three managed against Venus Williams on Sunday.
Opening round-robin play in the White Group at a packed Singapore Indoor Stadium, Pliskova used her booming serve and ground strokes to subdue her American opponent 6-2 6-2 with an emphatic display of power.
“I was feeling so much better than last year, so I cannot compare those matches, not even a little bit,” the 25-year-old told reporters.
“I had a good week of practice here, so I felt like it can be okay. But I just wasn’t sure about how I’m going to feel, if nervous or not, because still we are the first match on.
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