Canadian Open: Pliskova pushed to three by Zhu, makes second round

Karolina Pliskova defeated Chinese Lin Zhu 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 to reach the second round of the Canadian Open at Stade IGA in Montreal on Monday.

The 2021 finalist, who is currently ranked No 23, will play top seed Iga Swiatek next.

Montreal WTA 1000, other round of 64 matches (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2,788,468):

• Marie Bouzkova beat Kayla Day (Q): 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini beat Donna Vekic: 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Alycia Parks vs. Lauren Davis
• Katie Boulter vs. Rebecca Marino
• Petra Martic vs. Lesia Tsurenko
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Liudmila Samsonova vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Camila Giorgi vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Anna Blinkova vs. Shuai Zhang
• Caroline Wozniacki vs. Kimberly Birrell
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Mayar Sherif
• Bernarda Pera vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Danielle Collins vs. Elina Svitolina
• Leylah Fernandez vs. Peyton Stearns
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Paula Badosa
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Karolina Muchova
• Elise Mertens vs. Daria Kasatkina
• Venus Williams vs. Madison Keys
• Sloane Stephens vs. Anhelina Kalinina
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Belinda Bencic
• Jennifer Brady vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Varvara Gracheva vs. Sorana Cirstea
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Magda Linette