Karolína Plíšková wins Australian Open Juniors Championship

17-year-old Karolína Plíšková has won the girls’ singles event at the Australian Open Juniors Championship in Melbourne, defeating the UK’s Laura Robson. After a pronounced win for the Czech in the first set, Robson came back in the second but lost a tie breaker to end the match 6:1, 7:6. Plíšková’s twin sister, Krystína, was ousted by Robson in the semi-final. In other tennis action, Czech player Jaroslav Levinský and his playing partner, Russian Jekaterina Makarova, have made it to the final in the mixed-doubles.