Caroline Wozniacki / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST /
Karolina Pliskova issued a warning to her opponents at the WTA Finals with a convincing straight-sets victory against defending champion Caroline Wozniacki.
The dynamic 26-year-old’s easy 6-2, 6-4 triumph in Singapore was sweet revenge for Pliskova, who lost to Wozniacki in the semis at last year’s WTA Finals.
Pliskova had strapping on her lower right leg but moved well against the sluggish second seed.
The hard-hitting Czech was not broken on serve for the entire match and fittingly closed it out with an ace.
“I felt good from the baseline and it was not all about my serve,” Pliskova said after the match.
“She started a bit nervous in the beginning, it’s always tough to defend a title.”
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