Title: Author: Admin Created Date: 1/15/2017 2:57:38 PM.

Third seed Karolina Pliskova is one of three players competing for the dual prize of the Wimbledon title and No. 1 ranking this fortnight, but the powerful Czech star has been dealt a tough second round draw on Thursday against the returning Magdalena Rybarikova, who like Pliskova, also captured a title last week and is actually 14-1 at all levels on grass in 2017. It’s actually Pliskova who has never been beyond the second round at the All England Club - Rybarikova reached the R32 in 2015 - and playing under more pressure than usual, this looms as a danger match for the third seed. Pliskova and Rybarikova take to court around 3.00pm local time/BST on Thursday. Rybarikova, a former World No. 31 with four WTA titles to her name - including on the grass of Birmingham - dropped to as low as 453 in the world in March this year after being forced to undergo surgery on her left wrist and right knee 12 months ago. Rybarikova had just enjoyed a superb tournament at Indian Wells, beating Daria Gavrilova, Belinda Bencic and Roberta Vinci to make the quarter-finals, but she began feeling extreme pain in her wrist, resulting in a 6-0 6-0 loss to Victoria Azarenka.

Rybarikova took some time off and attempted to play Wimbledon, but after a first round loss to Eugenie Bouchard she decided to bite the bullet and have surgery on her wrist and knee, not playing again for the remainder of 2016. Neuview media player professional crack mac. Rybarikova returned to action on the ITF circuit to begin 2017, and after almost dropping out of the top 500, the Slovakian has sensationally made it back into the top 100 at No. 87, capturing four ITF titles, including two on grass at Surbiton and in Ilkley last week, while she also made the semi-finals of Nottingham, losing to Johanna Konta. The 28-year-old defeated some very solid players en route to her grass court titles in Surbiton and Ilkley, including Heather Watson, Oceane Dodin, Madison Brengle, Andrea Petkovic and Alison Van Uytvanck.