Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork. Yeezy 700 Desert Rat .com) - As it turns out, Petra Kvitova isnt the only Czech stud on the womens tour. Enter big-serving Karolina Pliskova. Both the two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova (4th) and Lucie Safarova (16th) are two Czech women who are currently ranked higher than Pliskova, with Safarova as one who will need to watch out. The Louny, Czech Republic, native Pliskova is a 22-year-old riser who quietly reached five, count em five, WTA finals in 2014. She reached her first final of the year (and second of her career) in Pattaya City, Thailand. And en route to her second final of 14, in Nurnberg, Germany, Pliskova notched a career-best victory over world No. 9 German star Angelique Kerber. But her season really took off during the fall Asian swing, highlighted by a runner-up finish in Hong Kong (where she topped another rising star, Monica Puig, in the second round) and satisfying championships in Seoul, Korea, and in Linz, Austria (which, of course, is not in Asia). Pliskova was actually match point down before fighting back to beat Italys Camila Giorgi in the Linz final. And her big win in that marathon match marked her 16th victory in 19 tries. She was hot. Pliskova is also a 10-time champion at the ITF level (the next tour down) and was the 2010 girls champ at the Aussie Open. She can play. Pliskova also enjoyed some Grand Slam success this year, as her victory over another world No. 9, and former No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, at the U.S. Open not only matched her career-best victory, but moved her into the third round of a major for the first time in her blossoming career. She captured at least one match win at all four of the Slams this year and went 5-4 at those biggest of tourneys. After appearing as an alternate at the WTA Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria, in October, Pliskova finished a year-end/career-best No. 23, or 44 places better than where she started 2014. There are always things to improve, she said. My movement isnt that great. And my serve can be up and down sometimes, so well have to practice that a little bit more. Ill have to do some strength conditioning and running, too. Im looking forward to it. You might say that the tattooed one is being hard on herself regarding work on her serve, considering she fired 435 aces, which trailed only Serena Williams (452) on tour this year. Pliskova has some tribal pattern tattoos on her left arm and thigh, not something you see very often on the womens tour. The Top 20 would appear to be a certain landing spot for the 6-foot-1 slugger, whose lefty twin sister Kristyna also plays on the WTA circuit. Karolina Pliskova will crank it back up, like everyone else, in a few weeks. Expect her to continue her climb then. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Sesame For Sale . Ellis had a season-high 37 points and two key assists late, Dirk Nowitzki led a fourth-quarter rally with 14 of his 35 points, and the Mavericks spoiled Howards best offensive night in Houston with a 123-120 victory over the Rockets on Wednesday night. Yeezy Boost 750 Red October . -- Kevin Stadler might be playing in the Masters for the first time, but hes already showing his old man a thing or two. http://www.cheapyeezyswholesale.com/ . The rookie is rewarding their faith with a stellar first season. MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday.HOUSTON - Texans receiver Andre Johnson has always said he wanted to spend his entire career in Houston. On Tuesday, the star questioned whether that was still the case. Speaking to reporters at a charity event, Johnson said: "I just kind of wonder sometimes: Is this still the place for me?" Johnsons comments came after he was asked why he recently skipped a voluntary minicamp. He says thhat he has not asked for a trade, but also plans to skip upcoming organized team activities as well as Houstons mandatory minicamp. Yeezy China Wholesale. The 32-year-old is Houstons longest-tenured player after joining the franchise in its second season. He talked about playing on just three winning teams in his 11-year career and says: "I think over time it can become very frustrating." ' ' '