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The Baseline Player of the Week: Karolina Pliskova

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published Apr 30, 2018

On Sunday, Karolina Pliskova secured her 10th WTA title— her first of the year—by defeating Coco Vandeweghe, 7-6, 6-4 in Stuttgart. The world No. 6 fired 11 aces behind her powerful groundstrokes to overwhelm the American.

There was some drama at the beginning of the second set when Vandeweghe took a medical timeout after falling and injuring her hand. This was Vandeweghe's first career clay-court final and she was left in tears after losing.

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Pliskova has been on a final-winning streak up until Sunday. Stuttgart was her fourth consecutive final victory since losing in the 2016 US Open final against Angelique Kerber.

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Vandeweghe had only won one WTA match in 2018 going into her great week in Stuttgart.