Karolina Pliskova emerged victorious against Petra Martic in Zhengzhou Open final that finally came to an end on Sunday after rain delays. Pliskova who me a rar slow start, soon recovered and went on to claim her fourth WTA Tour title of season.

She h a slow start but soon picked up

Czech player h t been able to get past quarter-finals of any tournament since winning Eastbourne International in June and also tasted defeat in last 16 at both Wimbledon and US Open. But she regained her form in China this week and gave championship an unbeatable wrap without dropping a set. She defeated Martic by 6-3 6-2, despite initially struggling before wear – a factor throughout day – decisively intervened.

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Pliskova benefitted from rains

Rain delayed start and n disrupted play after just two games in which Pliskova was immediately broken and failed to come up with an instant response. According to Foxsports, she two appeared to benefit from stopp. That was evident as she won three consecutive games when play resumed, getting back on serve with a brilliant forehand winner down line just minutes after saving a break point that would have h her 3-0 down.

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ditionally, in eighth game,she took a third break opportunity to turn set on its he, confidently and comfortably n serving out opener for le, which ultimately helped her emerge victorious. Her win also attracted a lot of love and support from Twitter users.

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