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Brisbane International 2017: Saturday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule
- Updated: January 7, 2017
Karolina Pliskova is the 2017 Brisbane International champion after she romped to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Alize Cornet in Saturday’s final.
The third seed started the match in sensational style, with her opponent unable to get on the scoreboard in the opening stanza. Cornet did improve in the second set, although Pliskova was always in control.
Earlier in the day, it was confirmed that Kei Nishikori will face Grigor Dimitrov in the men’s final on Sunday. The former, seeded third for this event, continued his excellent form with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Stan Wawrinka, while the latter upset top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic, 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Here are the results from another pulsating day down under and a closer look at some of the fascinating contests played out.
Saturday Recap
Ranked as the 41st best player in the women’s game by the WTA, Cornet was always going to be a big underdog for glory in Brisbane, and the pressure of playing in her first final for almost a year seemed to inhibit the Frenchwoman.
Meanwhile, Pliskova seemed at ease and immediately got stuck into her opponent’s hesitant serve with an early break. From there, the Czech star took over, keeping Cornet pinned back with some smart serving and clever ingenuity in general play.
In the end, the 6-0 scoreline in favour of the third seed was a fair reflection of Pliskova’s resounding dominance. Per the WTA Insider Twitter feed, it was a remarkably lopsided set of tennis:
Impossibly clean from Karolina Pliskova, who wins 25 of 29 …
