TENNIS NEWS - Australia's Ashleigh Barty pulled off a major upset against former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday, downing the No 3 seed 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2).
Barty, ranked 37th in the world, failed to convert three match points in the third set but dominated the deciding tiebreak to bag her first ever win against a top-five player.
The 21-year-old Barty had already seen off Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded nine, and Johanna Konta, the fifth seed in a dream run in the humid Chinese city.
