Lucie Safarova out of Beijing with wrist injury
"I'm sad to announce I won't be coming to Beijing for the China Open this year," Safarova said on Instagram.
"I'm sad to announce I won't be coming to Beijing for the China Open this year," Safarova said on Instagram.
Safarova, who was playing alongside another Czech Barbora Strycova, was furious over an incident in her 6-2, 7-5 defeat.
The United States-Czech pair tamed unseeded Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua in the final.
A confident Pliskova ended the hopes of Croat veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni with a 6-3, 6-4 win.