 "Tianjin Open: Caroline Garcia puts disappointing year behind her with win over Karolina Pliskova in final")
Beijing: Caroline Garcia won her first title of the year as the French player defeated Karolina Pliskova to edge a nervy Tianjin Open final on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_5377541” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Caroline Garcia beat Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 6-3. AFP[/caption] The 16th-ranked Garcia battled through a narrow first set before streaking away in the second to beat the Czech top seed 7-6 (9/7), 6-3. The 24-year-old Garcia — seeded second in Tianjin — enjoyed a breakthrough 2017, winning back-to-back titles in Wuhan and Beijing, and qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals. But she has struggled in comparison this year and her China Open defence in Beijing came to a meek end in the last 16, losing the deciding set 6-0 to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The Tianjin title is the sixth of Garcia’s career.
French tennis player Caroline Garcia showed signs of her potential after she won the Tianjin Open after beating Czech top-seed Karolina Pliskova in straight sets after suffering a difficult 2018 where she under-performed.
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