US Open 2021: Fourth seed Karolina Pliskova eases past Caty McNally 6-3, 6-4 to progress to 2nd Round: Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova began her US Open campaign with an easy 6-3, 6-4 win over Caty McNally of US to enter second round on Tuesday.
The 2016 US Open runner-up, Pliskova produced a big-hitting game on Tuesday that proved too much for the young American to handle. Her win comes on the heels of a summer hot streak that saw her reach the finals at Rome, Montreal, and Wimbledon, as well as a semifinal finish at Cincinnati last week, indicating the Czech is at the top of her game and poised to repeat another deep run at Flushing Meadows this year.
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US Open 2021: Karolina Pliskova moves into Round 2 of the 2021 US Open, where she awaits the winner of the match between Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and 20-year-old American Amanda Anisimova. Against each player, she has a 3-0 record and has not dropped a set in their respective contests. Since her runner-up finish here five years ago, Pliskova has not made it past the quarterfinals.
In only her second career meeting with a Top 10 player, McNally walks away from the US Open knowing that she can hold her own against top players, having won 3 of 8 break point chances against one of the strongest servers in the women’s game.
US Open 2021: This was the first career meeting between the two women, one that was a prime example of youth versus experience. Not only does Pliskova have 10 years over McNally, but she also has exactly 100 more Grand Slam main draw matches under her belt—Pliskova is 73-36, while McNally now stands at 4-5 in majors.
US Open Live Stream – Karolina Pliskova vs Caty McNally LIVE updates:
9:58 PM: Pliskova to serve for the match. She takes the game, set and match 6-3, 6-4.
9:57 PM: McNally wins her service game, trails 5-4.
9:55 PM: Pliskova takes her service game to take 5-3 lead.
9:50 PM: Pliskova breaks back to take 4-3 lead.
9:46 PM: McNally fights back to break Pliskova again, levels 3-3.
9:38 PM: McNally fights back to hold on to her serve. Trails 2-3
9:35 PM: McNally breaks back to take a game, trails 1-3 in 2nd set.
9:31 PM: Pliskova breaks McNally again to lead 3-0.
9:28 PM: Pliskova comes back again to lead 30-15
9:28 PM: McNally takes the lead in game 3, 15-0
9:27 PM: Pliskova wins 2nd game of 2nd set, takes a 2-0 lead
9:26 PM: Deuce again, good comeback from Pliskova
9:25 PM: McNally leads 40-15
9:23 PM: McNally leads 30-15 in 2nd game
9:22 PM: Pliskova leads 1-0 in the 2nd set.
9:22 PM: Pliskova is pushing McNally out of position. She leads 40-15
9:20 PM: Pliskova leads 30-0 in 1st game of 2nd set
US Open Live Stream – Karolina Pliskova vs Caty McNally LIVE updates:
9:17 PM: Pliskova wins 1st set 6-3
9:17 PM: Pliskova leads 40-15
9:16 PM: 15-15 in game 9
9:14 PM: Great comeback from McNally, she is down 2 games. Pliskova leads 5-3
9:13 PM: McNally leads 30-0
9:12 PM: McNally leads 15-0 in game 8
9:10 PM: McNally wins the game, Pliskova leads 5-2
9:10 PM: McNally leads 40-30
9:09 PM: McNally takes a 30-15 lead in game 7
9:07 PM: Pliskova wins game 6, leads 5-1
9:03 PM: Pliskova wins game 5, leads 4-1
9:02 PM: Pliskova leads 40-0.
US Open Live Stream – Karolina Pliskova vs Caty McNally LIVE updates:
9:01 PM: Pliskova leads 15-0 in the 5th game
9:01 PM: McNally wins her first game, Pliskova still leads 3-1
9:00 PM: After the 3rd deuce, McNally takes advantage
8:59 PM: Pliskova turns it around again, she is dominating this game and takes the advantage one more time
8:57 PM: McNally takes advantage after another deuce
8:56 PM: Pliskova leads 40-30 in game 4. McNally faces another breakpoint
8:55 PM: McNally took a 15-0 lead in the 4th game but Pliskova comes back to lead 30-15.
US Open Live Stream – Karolina Pliskova vs Caty McNally LIVE updates:
8:53 PM: Pliskova takes a 3-0 lead.
8:51 PM: Lucky shot for McNally who runs forward and the ball hits the top of the net to fall in Pliskova’s side.
8:50 PM: Another deuce. But Pliskova takes a lead with a delightful winner again
8:49 PM: Another ace by Pliskova, she leads 40-30
8:49 PM: Pliskova comes back again to tie the game at 30-30 in game 3
8:48 PM: McNally takes a 30-0 lead in the 3rd game.
8:47 PM: Pliskova takes a 2-0 lead.
US Open Live Stream – Karolina Pliskova vs Caty McNally LIVE updates:
8:46 PM: Pliskova takes the advantage
8:45 PM: Pliskova comes back to tie the game, deuce.
8:44 PM: Another great rally between the players, the score is 40-30, McNally takes the lead in the 2nd game
8:43 PM: Pliskova takes a 30-15 lead in the 2nd game.
8:42 PM: Pliskova serves an ace to win the 1st game
8:41: McNally takes a point back to make it 40-15
8:40 PM: Pliskova leads 30-0 in the 1st set.
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Karolina Pliskova vs McNally LIVE: On the other hand, Caty McNally is ranked 130th in the world. She has 3 out of her last 5 matches. However, the US teen had made it to round 3 in the Grand Slam tournament. Can she return to form with US Open 2021? Follow LIVE updates on InsideSport.co
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