World number three Karolina Pliskova launched her bid for a season-ending triumph at the WTA Finals in Singapore with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over a sluggish Venus Williams on Sunday.

Former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova believes that Aryna Sabalenka would have claimed the Wimbledon title if she had faced Iga Swiatek in the final. The Belarusian had fallen in a tight semifinal ...