My 12/1 EW selection in the Sydney Open will play her compatriot Petra Kvitova in the final in a couple of hours time. The problem here is I suspect Karolina looks up to the dual Wimbledon champion. In a metaphorical sense only of course as she is actually one inch taller!
The way Pliskova has played in her last two matches though you have to give her a chance today. She served 15 aces in beating CSN in three sets, finishing the final (bagel) set with four consecutive aces. She then blew Kerber off the court in the semi in just 55 minutes. The two Czech players have met just once on the Tour, the higher ranked player prevailing 6-4 in the third set.
Looking ahead to the Australian Open KP is seeded 22 and has been drawn in the third quarter. Thus if she was to have a decent run she would not meet Pova until the semi and Serena in the final. Very speculative of course but I suspect she won't be 66/1 for the first grand slam should she continue her confident run and win today:
0.5pts EW Karolina Pliskova @ 66/1 Australian Open Betfred (1/2 odds 1,2)
A highly improbable Australian Open Final
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