Pliskova ends Osaka s winning streak, claims Pan Pacific Open title
Sunday - September 23, 2018 5:58 pm ,
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Pliskova ends Osaka s winning streak, claims Pan Pacific Open title
Tachikawa (Japan) Sep 23 (IANS) Former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic won an upset victory over Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-4 6-4 to win the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo putting an end to Osaka s 10-match winning streak.
Pliskova World No. 8 claimed her 11th career trophy and her second this season after beating the current US Open champion World No. 7 in 63 minutes reports Efe.
"It was important for me to play two sets and not go three sets - also for recovery for the next tournament - and I needed a match like this " Pliskova fourth seed said after the win.
"I didn t want to try to overpower her because I think she has more power than me " the 26-year-old added. "So I just wanted to be patient wait for my chances and trying to attack to serve well to mix the speed a bit to play a lot to her backhand."
Third-seed Osaka 20 said after the match that she "felt really tired today" and that she "wasn t doing the little things well " after having not dropped a set in tournament until Sunday.
Pliskova is set to climb to the seventh position in the WTA rankings and strengthens her chances of competing in a third consecutive WTA Finals Singapore.
--IANS gau/sed
Pliskova World No. 8 claimed her 11th career trophy and her second this season after beating the current US Open champion World No. 7 in 63 minutes reports Efe.
"It was important for me to play two sets and not go three sets - also for recovery for the next tournament - and I needed a match like this " Pliskova fourth seed said after the win.
"I didn t want to try to overpower her because I think she has more power than me " the 26-year-old added. "So I just wanted to be patient wait for my chances and trying to attack to serve well to mix the speed a bit to play a lot to her backhand."
Third-seed Osaka 20 said after the match that she "felt really tired today" and that she "wasn t doing the little things well " after having not dropped a set in tournament until Sunday.
Pliskova is set to climb to the seventh position in the WTA rankings and strengthens her chances of competing in a third consecutive WTA Finals Singapore.
--IANS gau/sed
