Pliskova beats Robson to claim Australian girls' title
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By Greg Stutchbury
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An exhausted Laura Robson of Britain lost the Australian Open girls' final to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova 6-1 7-6 Saturday.
The 16-year-old, who partnered Andy Murray to the Hopman Cup final before the year's first grand slam, had also reached the quarter-finals of the women's doubles main draw with Australia's Sally Peer.
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"Starting with Perth, getting to the final there, then quarters of doubles, then getting to the final here -- I've played a lot of matches," Robson told reporters.
"Just a bit exhausted with it, everything. So I think now it's just good to go home.
It was the second successive year that Robson, who beat Pliskova's identical twin sister Kristyna in the semi-finals, had lost the Melbourne Park final after she was beaten by Russia's Ksenia Pervak last year.
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In the first set, left-hander Robson was unable to cope with the tall Czech's groundstrokes, making a series of errors.
"My sister give me something and coach also, so I know everything about her," the 17-year-old Pliskova said.
"I think in the first set she played bad. Not bad, but so many mistakes. In the second, she was better."
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"I think it was maybe he was a little bit nervous to play, you know, the final with the Australian people," said Fernandes.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)