Lučić-Baroni beat Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni’s fairytale run at this year’s Australian Open continued, as the veteran Croatian qualified to her first Grand Slam semifinal in 18 years on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
The 34-year-old Croatian, who had already beat third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, caused one more upset of the tournament with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 win vs. fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova at Rod Laver Arena.
Lučić-Baroni took the first set with a service break in the last game. She broke again for a 2-0 lead in the second when Pliskova took a medical time out for treatment on her right foot. After the treatment, Pliskova rallied to win the second set 6-3.
After an exchange of service breaks in the third set, Pliskova took a 4-3 lead and then the Croatian called for a medical timeout for what appeared to be a leg problem. She won the next nine points and served out.
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She will look to reach her first Grand Slam final ever when she meets No.2 seed Serena Williams or ninth seed Johanna Konta next.
