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Pliskova defeats Wozniacki for Eastbourne title

Third seed Karolina Pliskova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday at the Eastbourne Inernational to underline her status as a Wimbledon title contender.

Czech Karolina Pliskova poses with the trophy after beating Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in the women’s final tennis match at the ATP Aegon International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England, on July 1, 2017. Glyn KIRK / AFP

Third seed Karolina Pliskova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday at the Eastbourne International to underline her status as a Wimbledon title contender.

The Czech secured her third title of the season after breaking Wozniacki once in both sets, leaving the Dane still searching for a first trophy since her win in Hong Kong last October.

Former world number one Novak Djokovic faces French second seed Gael Monfils later for the men’s title on the English south coast.

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