Karolina Pliskova began her reign as World No.1 with a straight sets victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the 2017 Rogers Cup.

TORONTO, Canada 
Karolina Pliskova's tenure as World No.1 began with a flourish on Wednesday in Toronto, as the top seed ousted Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her first match at the Rogers Cup, 6-3, 6-3.

In her first singles match officially at the top of the world rankings, Pliskova improved her head-to-head against the Russian to 5-0 overall, and has not lost a set in those five career meetings