Malaysian Open win gives Plíšková, 20, first WTA title

The Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková has won her first WTA title. The 20-year-old recovered from a poor start to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. It was the first time that Plíšková, ranked 127th in the world, had reached the final of a WTA tournament.