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Petra Martic created the shock of the day by sending second seed Karolina Pliskova in two sets. Martic, the 31stst The seed won 6-3 and 6-3 to reach the last 16 places for the second time in three years and explode the bottom half of the table.
Pliskova entered the tournament as a contender after winning the crown of the Italian Open as a prelude to the French Open.
But she was unable to handle Martic's variation. "She was serving well. Sometimes she just tried her blows and then she was patient, "Pliskova said. "I think I was just not playing as well, maybe I was a bit pbadive at times and maybe not so fast, my service was not really working, I do not think that she did a lot of harm, I think she played smart. "
The victory on the central court was Martic's fourth victory over Pliskova in five games since their first teenage encounter in a clay court tournament in the Czech Republic. Martic also won the match in two sets.
Martic, 28, said the key to the third round victory was to snatch the initiative from Pliskova. "I was trying to dictate instead of letting her dictate, which is her greatest strength," explained the Croatian. "I was trying to take it off and sometimes it was difficult."
She added, "I do not like playing it too much because it's such a great player. I do not know if she likes to play me. This does not seem to be the case until now.
Elsewhere in the women's standings, 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza advanced with an impressive 6-3, 6-3 win over eighth seed Elina Svitolina. Last year's semifinalist, Madison Keys, also advanced to 16th with 12th Seed Anastasija Sevastova.
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