Pliskova鈥檚 ace gesture for charity
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Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova served more aces on tour than any woman last season and if she continues the trend in Melbourne it will be great news for charity.
The Czech rose to No. 1 last year on the back of her blistering serve, powering down 452 service winners in 68 matches. She said yesterday that she would donate US$100 of her prize money to benefit sick children for every ace she serves at the year鈥檚 first grand slam.
鈥淚鈥檝e decided to contribute to a good cause. During the Australian Open I will donate through my endowment fund US$100 for each ace to help children with oncological diseases. Keep your fingers crossed for me!鈥 the sixth seed tweeted. Her 6-3, 6-4 victory over Paraguay鈥檚 Veronica Cepede Royg yesterday will see her writing a cheque for US$700 already 鈥 she served seven aces.
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