Pliskova hammers Anisimova in Toronto
Karolina Pliskova beat Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Karolina Pliskova returns the ball during her National Bank Open | Icon SMI / Panoramic
Czech Karolina Pliskova, the No 14 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the National Bank Open by beating American Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-1 at the Aviva Centre in Toronto on Wednesday evening.
Pliskova, ranked No 14, will play Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 3 seed, next.
The former world No 1 needed just 53 minutes to improve to 5-1 lifetime against 20-year-old Anisimova.
In the previous round of the Canadian Open, the Czech won against Barbora Krejcikova (6-3, 6-4).
Anisimova, ranked No 22, defeated Canadian wildcard Carol Zhao (6-1, 6-3) in the previous round of the Canadian Open.
Toronto WTA 1000, other second-round results (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 2.527.250, most recent results first):
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Alize Cornet
- Belinda Bencic vs. Serena Williams
- Kaia Kanepi vs. Garbine Muguruza
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Ons Jabeur
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Jil Teichmann vs. Anett Kontaveit
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Paula Badosa
- Iga Swiatek vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Simona Halep vs. Shuai Zhang
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Alison Riske-Amritraj
- Jessica Pegula vs. Asia Muhammad
- Elena Rybakina vs. Coco Gauff: wednesday
- Elise Mertens vs. Camila Giorgi: wednesday
- Maria Sakkari beat Sloane Stephens: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
People in this post
More tennis news
August 24, 1929: The day Helen Wills claimed the US Nationals for the sixth time
Coco Gauff downs Jessica Pegula to win second Cincinnati title
Fils claims maiden Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati, ending France’s 12-year wait for a champion at this level
US Open 2026 prize money: How much does the winner get?
August 23, 1973: The day Ilie Nastase was crowned the first world No 1 in ATP history
