The Czech could muster only 20, half of which came in the second set when she hung in to level the match despite the barrage of winners from her opponent. Osaka has now won 59 straight matches when winning the first set and also trumped Pliskova on the service front. I don't think she can repeat match like this," Pliskova told reporters. Osaka broke Pliskova's service games twice while facing not a single breakpoint to canter through the first set. "I don't necessarily think I played the best I've ever played," Osaka told reporters.

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2019 19:18 UTC