Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 13, 2021 Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in action during her third round match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Karolina Pliskova said she never got into her comfort zone on Saturday as the sixth seed exited the Australian Open following a 7-5 7-5 third-round defeat by Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova at Rod Laver Arena.
Pliskova's frustrations boiled over in the first set as she received a code violation for racket abuse and was then handed a point deduction for smashing another racket in the tunnel between sets.
