DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " Krystyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic came from a set down to upset 16th-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Sunday. The 58th-ranked Pliskova, who played under the watchful eye of her twin sister, second-seeded Karolina Pliskova, was facing defeat as Vinci served for the match at 6-3, 5-4. But Pliskova won the next four games, and then broke Vinci's serve in the sixth game of the third set to secure the victory. "I was trying to fight the whole match, but sometimes you play bad games," Pliskova said. Samantha Stosur of Australia defeated Chinese qualifier Zhang Kai-Lin 6-3, 6-3, Caroline Garcia of France beat Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 6-3 after saving all four break points she faced in the encounter.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 19, 2017 19:52 UTC