Czech Karolina Pliskova became the first player, man or woman, to win the Brisbane International tournament three times, successfully defending her title with a hard-earned 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over American Madison Keys.
The second-seeded Pliskova saved the first two break points of the match to hold and then broke at love before serving out the first set. The Ace Queen then jumped ahead with an early break in the second set, before Keys broke at love to level the score to 3-3 and proceeded to create a comeback similar to the one that propelled her into the decider in her semifinal victory over Czech Petra Kvitova.