"Nobody really likes to play her": Pliskova on prowess of Swiatek on clay prior to Stuttgart defeat

Iga Swiatek proved a force on clay once more with an impressive run at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix beating Karolina Pliskova who admitted that nobody likes playing Swiatek.

Pliskova would probably be a good person to talk about that because she was famously beaten by Swiatek 6-0 6-0 in the Rome Masters final a few years ago. The Czech player had a chance to get revenge in Stuttgart but it wasn't much of revenge as Swiatek once again smashed her. The result was largely expected.

After the match Pliskova made a comment that also surprised nobody saying:

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“Of course, I think she's maybe one of the toughest on clay, definitely, winning Roland Garros two times. So I think on clay, nobody really likes to play her…”