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WWW Singapore RR: [2]Garbine Muguruza vs [3]Karolina Pliskova

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#1 ·
The battle of the world number 1s! :worship:

Head to Head:

Garbine Muguruza 2-6 Karolina Pliskova

But Garbine won their last meeting at Cincinnati 2017.
 
#13 ·
^This. Last years YEC was so frustrating with how many leads she choked to everyone. Her head to head against Pliskova looks disastrous but in many of those losses Garbiñe had many chances. Pliskova said it herself at Indian Wells - Muguruza loses against her because she plays too passively at the end. Hoping for more of a Cincinnati approach. I'm not entirely convinced on her form here though, but it's hard to gauge that with the Ostapenko matchup. We'll see what happens.
 
#8 ·
My first thought is Pliskova, she seems to be playing well, although Venus made her look good.

Karo was seriously off in Cinci, but that win might help Garbine's confidence going into this match, so a Garbine win wouldn't surprise me (and i'd love it).
 
#10 ·
Pliskova looked very sharp, much better than in her summer as #1. This is a good match and I give the edge to Pliskova
 
#12 ·
I disagree.

You don't need variety to beat Mug. You just have to be basher - she always struggles against them. Pliskova, Keys, Sharapova, a hard-hitting Petra even your favourite old lady have leading H2H's against her.

I hope to God you're right but her group scares me because they all hit so hard. When she beats them she tends to be peaking (Cinci or Wimbledon for example) and I'm not sure she's in peak form atm, even if she is undoubtedly the more talented player.

Finger's crossed I'm wrong.
 
#14 ·
Slow court Helps Garbine. More time to react and place her shots.
 
#16 ·
Either Pliskova handily or Mug in a dogfight. Slower courts should favor Garbi, indoor setting will favor Karo. The Czech was far more convincing in her opening match, but something tells me Muguruza will want to make amends for last year.

The Spaniard in 3.
 
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