Czech's Karolina Pliskova wins Brisbane International

Karolina Pliskova stamped herself as a major contender for the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-3 demolition of France's Alize Cornet in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday

Karolina Pliskova with her trophy on Saturday. Pic/AFP

Brisbane: Karolina Pliskova stamped herself as a major contender for the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-3 demolition of France's Alize Cornet in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday.

The third-seeded Czech played almost perfect tennis in the first set, racing through it in just 18 minutes with the shell-shocked Cornet only winning five points.

Cornet didn't get on the board until she held serve in the first game of the second set, which drew almost the loudest cheer of the night from the full house at the Pat Rafter Arena.

But while the Frenchwoman recovered in the second set, Pliskova was far too strong and took the match in just 66 minutes on her second championship point. Pliskova said she felt in control from the moment she got on court. "I didn't miss almost the whole first set," she said.

"Yeah, I was feeling pretty good today." Pliskova stands at 1.86 metres tall and has one of the most effective serves in the women's game.

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