Petra Kvitova knocked down WTA Tour player of the hour Elena Rybakina to win the Miami tournament on Saturday afternoon in straight sets 7-6 (16/14) 6-2.
Few observers had predicted the 33-year-old’s presence in the tournament final earlier this week. And yet…
Kvitova was amazing. The Czech played like the dominant player she was between 2011 and 2014. She was uncompromising, firm and smart.
However, the battle was not easy. Especially in the 24-minute tiebreaker at the end of the second set.
The 12th racquet in the world forced the Indian Wells tournament winner to make some unusual mistakes. Rybakina, certainly a victim of fatigue, given her success rate in recent months, was not herself on the ground.
Kvitova therefore gets her thirtieth career title.
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