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BRISBANE, Australia — Karolina Pliskova won her third Brisbane International title in four years with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory over Madison Keys on Sunday.
"It was my last push today, I think I spent quite a lot of time on the courts this week... so finally tomorrow's a day off for me," said Pliskova who said her victory would not mean much if she didn't perform at the Australian Open starting Jan. 20 in Melbourne."It was a great way to start the year. But of course, Grand Slam or any other tournament, it always starts on zero ... there's nobody really thinking that ‘oh, she won a tournament two weeks ago.
On Keys' next service game, Pliskova opened up another break point opportunity, which this time she took. “A couple points here and there, that's the beauty and the beast in this kind of format,” Barty said. It's “kind of on a knife's edge, it can change really quickly."
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