Svitolina, Pliskova win opening matches at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE – Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina secured opening round-robin match wins at the WTA Finals on Sunday.

Pliskova, who now leads the tour with 48 wins this season, defeated defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2, 6-4 in the second match.

Earlier, Elina Svitolina of Ukraine ended a sevenmatch losing streak against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic for a 6-3, 6-3 win.