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Caroline Garcia claims Tianjin crown

Updated on: 15 October,2018 07:39 AM IST  |  Beijing
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Garcia, 24, enjoyed a breakthrough 2017, winning back-to-back titles in Wuhan and Beijing, and qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals

Caroline Garcia claims Tianjin crown

Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia won her first title of the year as the French player defeated Karolina Pliskova to edge a nervy Tianjin Open final yesterday. The 16th-ranked Garcia battled through a narrow first set before streaking away in the second to beat the Czech top seed 7-6, 6-3."


Garcia, 24, enjoyed a breakthrough 2017, winning back-to-back titles in Wuhan and Beijing, and qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals.


But she has struggled in comparison this year and her China Open defence in Beijing came to a meek end in the Last 16, losing the deciding set 6-0 to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The Tianjin title is the sixth of Garcia's career.


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