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WTA Premier 5 Dubai: Halep Edged Pliskova

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TENNIS WTA PREMIER 5 DUBAI – Simona Halep edged Czech emerging star Karolina Pliskova with 6-4 7-6 to claim her second Premier 5 title one year after winning in Doha. Diego Sampaolo

Simona Halep edged Czech emerging star Karolina Pliskova with 6-4 7-6 to claim her second Premier 5 title one year after winning in Doha. Halep claimed the first set with 6-4 in 41 minutes before going down a break in the second set at 2-0. The young Romanian star could not convert on her match points twice at 5-4 and 6-5. The second set came down to the tie-break where Pliskova took the 4-3 edge but Halep fought back reeling off four consecutive games.

“I cannot express in words what I am feeling. It’s an amazing title for me. I am really happy and just want want to enjoy this moment”, said Halep

Despite the defeat Pliskova could celebrate a memorable week in which she played her first Premier 5 final, a great achievement considering that she had never reached a quarter final at this level of tournaments so far in her young career.

“I lost, so I am not entirely happy right now but obviously I am happy for the week and the last two or three weeks. I was trying to turn around, but if I won the second set, but I don’t know if I would have won the whole match. It would have been hard because she doesn’t give up on any point. She runs really well and it’s hard to kill the ball against her. She gets everything back”, said Pliskova

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