Pliskova: Go Low To Rise High

Staying low is key to Karolina Pliskova rising to the ultimate high.Pliskova pumped nine aces powering past Evgeniya Rodina, 6-1, 6-4, into the Wimbledon second round for the fifth year in a row. Pliskova will play Magdalena Rybarikova for a place in the third round.More: Federer Defines Big 4 in 4 WordsThe third-seeded Pliskova is one of a few women who can surpass world No. 1 Angelique Kerber for the top spot with a deep Wimbledon run.The 6’1” Pliskova been tormented by the low lawn bounce in failing to survive the Wimbledon second round. Pliskova said staying low will be key for her to go deep in the draw for the first time.“Maybe it's like that because on clay and hard court sometimes I don't have to go down on my knees, so that's why I don't go. Here I really have to almost every ball, especially on those courts,” Pliskova said. “The ball doesn't jump that much high. I really have to use my knees.“I'm trying to improve it. It's not easy, not in a few days. We still working on it. I believe there's still been improvement.”It was Pliskova’s fifth straight grass-court win following her run to the Eastbourne title last weekend.The 2016 US Open finalist is trending upward in majors, tooPliskova suffered first or second-round losses in 16 of her first 17 Grand Slam appearances.Since then, she’s posted a 16-3 record in majors, including a trip to the US Open final last year and Australian Open quarterfinal and Roland Garros semifinal results this year.“It's been a year, so I'm older, I'm more experienced,” Pliskova said. “Little bit everything changed. I changed my team. There is little bit of everything, you know. I improved a lot, especially with my movement on the court. Especially on the big tournaments, I think I'm playing pretty well, good results almost every week tournaments. So that's the big difference.”Photo credit:  British Tennis/LTA]]>