The lackluster Czech overcame some patchy play to set up a showdown with a former French Open champion in the next round.
The form of Simona Halep and other top players makes the 2020 French Open seemingly easier to predict than the US Open.
The Czech has less than a week to recover from a thigh problem before the next Grand Slam gets underway.
Caroline Garcia produced a brilliant display to knock out top seed Karolina Pliskova 6-1 7-6(2) at the 2020 US Open.
The world No.3 refused to let some lacklustre play get in her way at the New York major.
Serena seeks Grand Slam No.24. But the women’s draw at the 2020 US Open could scarcely be more open or difficult to predict.
There was carnage at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Sunday with the top two names in the women’s draws both losing in straight sets.
The list of upsets in the women's draw at the Australian Open grew ever longer as Karolina Pliskova and Belinda Bencic lost.
The world No.2 has achieved two new milestones in her career.
Will a change to their coaching setup amount to major success for the two tennis stars?
What a year it has been in the world of women's tennis.
Karolina Pliskova has hired Dani Vallverdu as her coach ahead of the new season.
The Czech made the surprise announcement on social media as she enters negotiations with an unnamed individual.
Karolina Pliskova raised her game when it mattered to claim victory over Halep and earn a semi-final clash with Barty at the 2019 WTA Finals.
The world No.2 finds herself in a different situation compared to that of 12 months ago.
Elina Svitolina survived two fightbacks from Venus Williams as she beat the American 6-4 6-4 to advance to the third round of US Open 2019.
Johanna Konta reached the second round with a three set win over Daria Kasatkina as Karolina Pliskova also advanced at the US Open.
Serena Williams versus Maria Sharapova is the headline clash in an intriguing 2019 US Open Women's Singles Draw.
It was a testing day at the office for two of the top 10 women’s seeds at The All England Club.
Karolina Pliskova maintained her superb form with a comfortable straight sets victory over Kerber in the Nature Valley International final.
