Vandeweghe also upset Pliskova in their most recent meeting in the second round at Wimbledon last year, and after a closely-contested opening set earned an early break in the second to set herself on the path to another victory.
“I went out there not banking on because I won at Wimbledon that I’m going to win today,” said Vandeweghe, who earned her first win of the year after recovering from an injury that hampered her preparation for 2016.
“When someone is serving as well and playing as well off of their serve you have to really focus on taking care of your service games.
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“That was my main focus. And then in the tiebreaker, I mean, every point matters. So when I had my opportunity, I was going to take it. Then the second set, getting that early break was really key.”
Pliskova said she didn’t have time to get into rallies on what is a very fast surface.
“It’s tough to play against her,” she said. “Obviously my game is a little bit better from the baseline, but there was no chance to show it because there was no rallies. So it was just tough.”
