Playing on a super tight schedule has taken its toll on Karolina Pliskova. As the Czech was supposed to play her tenth match in eleven days, her body said ‘no’ and she had to withdraw from her Qatar TotalEnergies Open semifinal against Iga Swiatek.
After clinching her first WTA title in four years over the weekend in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Pliskova rushed to Doha where she proceeded to win four matches at the WTA 1000 event. However, the lack of rest and sleep have finally caught up with the former world No.1 and she was not able to play her Friday’s semifinal against top-ranked Swiatek.