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Pliskova beats Mattek-Sands in Malaysian Open final to win her 1st WTA singles title

By: The Associated Press

Posted: 03/3/2013 8:20 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 03/3/2013 8:21 AM

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic poses with her trophy after winning her final match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States at the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic fought back from a poor first set to beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Malaysian Open.

Both players were vying for their first WTA singles title, with the 127th-ranked Pliskova winning in her first final.

Wild card Mattek-Sands — a former top-30 player who has slipped to No. 197 — struggled against her Czech opponent in the third set, which was delayed by more than 30 minutes due to an evening rainstorm.

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