Karolina Pliskova downs Vandeweghe to clinch second claycourt trophy

Karolina Pliskova poses with the Stuttgart trophy. Pic/AFP

Karolina Pliskova recovered from a slow start to beat CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 and claim the Stuttgart Grand Prix title yesterday. The Czech fifth seed earned the second clay trophy of her career after Prague three years ago.

She was the first from her country to play in the German final. "I had such great support this week from the public and my team," said Pliskova. Vandeweghe, World No. 16, enjoyed a great run in Germany's automotive capital after starting as a wild card entry. The Californian, whose career-long aversion to clay began evaporating during the best week of her life on the dirt, upset three Top 10 players - US Open champion Sloane Stephens, World No. 1 Simona Halep and France's number seven Caroline Garcia.

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