‘Maybe She Had No Motivation’ – Karolina Pliskova Asserts That Ashleigh Barty’s Retirement Decision Was Not Understandable to Her
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Karolina Pliskova reacts to the retirement decision of Ashleigh Barty
Last year, Karolina Pliskova and Ashleigh Barty gave the tennis community one of its biggest matches to cherish for a lifetime. The two competed at the 2021 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Finals. Going neck-to-neck against each other, neither of the players leaves any blank space for the other player to score. However, after a hard-fought battle, it was Barty who finally came out victorious in 3 sets.
The Czech player has often been quoted saying that Ashleigh Barty is one of her biggest competitors on the tour. Learning about the reason for Barty’s retirement decision, Piskova said, “I understand everybody’s different.” She further went on to assert that she understands the different reasons why someone may take up such a call.
“For me, it’s not understandable at all because I just like the game so much. But I understand somebody maybe suffers, somebody doesn’t like to travel.”
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Pliskova gets critical of Barty’s decision
Pliskova said, “She basically won everything that she wanted to win, I suppose maybe she had no motivation.” Getting critical of Barty’s decision, the Czech player further said, “If you hate this tennis life and it’s not what you always wanted to do, I think it’s good to stop.”
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Karolina Pliskova on the tour
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Karolina Pliskova has been having a not-so-pleasant 2022 to date. The Czech player was scheduled to kick off her year at the Australian Open. However, she was forced to withdraw from the slam after suffering from a broken arm. Having played no match in 2022, Pliskova finally made a comeback on tour at the Sunshine Doubles. However, having the arm still affect her game, she suffered first-round losses in both the tournaments.
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Not losing hope, she kicked off her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Even though she moved ahead of the first round, her run didn’t last long as she suffered a straight-set loss to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round.
Edited by:
Deepakshi Chaudhary