Tennis: Karolína Plíšková fails to reach Toronto final

Czech tennis player Karolína Plíšková has failed to make it into the final of the WTA tournament in Toronto. Plíšková, who is the Czech number one and last year’s runner-up, was defeated by Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-4, 7-6 in just over two hours in Saturday’s semi-final match. The 30-year-old Czech last played for a WTA title in Toronto last year.