Caroline Garcia won the Tianjin Open with a 7-6 (9/7) 6-3 victory over top seed Karolina Pliskova.
The tournament’s two top seeds reached the final and the pair were closely matched as the first set went to a tie-break, where Pliskova raced into a 5-1 lead.
.@CaroGarcia claims her first singles title of 2018 at the @TianjinOpen! 🏆
Getting the win over Pliskova 7-6(7), 6-3! —-> https://t.co/4GYzpzNzU0 pic.twitter.com/lwIjnhESLJ
— WTA (@WTA) October 14, 2018
However, the Czech suddenly made a series of errors and allowed Garcia back into it. Garcia saved a set point at 5-6 before going on to win the hour long first set.
In the second set, Garcia stormed to a 5-0 lead and first served for the match at 5-1. However, she was made to wait a little longer for her victory and secured the title with her sixth ace of the match.
The 2018 @HKTennisOpen Champion Dayana Yastremska! 🏆🎉 pic.twitter.com/fjBytlZrHw
— WTA (@WTA) October 14, 2018
Teenager Dayana Yastremska easily saw off the challenge of Wang Qiang in the Hong Kong Open final to win her first WTA Tour trophy.
The 18-year-old dropped just three games as she overcame her Chinese opponent with a 6-2 6-1 victory in one hour and five minutes.
