Pliskova controlled the tie and struck 26 winners and broke Strycova four times en route to a 6-3, 6-3 win in just over an hour and 15 minutes.

She started the year with a title in Brisbane but since the restart, the No.2 seed has struggled to gain form so will hope on her return to clay that like last year, she can gain momentum.

As well as the aforementioned stats, she only dropped serve once and won 71% of her service points.

Anna Blinkova will be next up after seeing Aliona Bolsova in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 earlier in the day.

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