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Czech claims 7-6, 6-2 victory against 'sunshine double'-chasing Kazakh for 30th WTA Tour title.

I think the tiebreak really decided the whole match in the end ... it was probably the longest in my career and somehow I managed it," she said. Rybakina couldn't convert a break point in the next game and then she herself was broken again when serving to stay in the match at 5-2 down.

Kvitova came back to winning a WTA 1000 at 33 year-old, defeating Elena Rybakina in straight sets in the final, and winning the Miami Open for the first ...

I told myself to be aggressive and not to wait for his mistake. I told myself I had to serve well. I think it's the longest I've ever played in my life. Even in moments of success, it's hard to get back to work. It's not easy playing with Elena like I managed to do today. The serve helped me a lot, the courts are a little faster, as well as the balls, and this favors my game.

MIAMI: Petra Kvitova made it to her maiden Miami Open final on Friday. The Czech defeated Sorana Cirstea in their semi-final on Friday, 7-5, ...

As such, in Miami, Rybakina’s attempting to clinch the Sunshine Double. In 2022, Iga Swiatek completed the Sunshine Double. This is also Rybakina’s second consecutive final after the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Back then, she’d won the title against Kiki Bertens. She’s won eight titles out of the nine finals she’s previously played. She won 69% of those to Kvitova winning 67%.

The 33-year-old Czech defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6 (16-14), 6-2 in the final to pick her 30th career singles title that goes along with her two Wimbledon titles ...

Open with her first big win, upsetting top seed Dinara Safina and has been a major threat in tennis ever since. 2 ranking, six Fed Cup (now Billie Jean King Cup) titles, Olympic bronze medal in singles from 2016 and Kvitova is likely to have her name engraved in the hallowed halls of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Those titles, combined with a runner-up showing at the Australian Open in 2019, her career high No.

Petra Kvitova won the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina in the Women's Final of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

I think it was the key that I didn’t think. “She had so many aces at the beginning of the tiebreak that I couldn’t even play, so it was really difficult and amazing. “That’s what I love the most about tennis. So I’m just a little bit on the Ukrainian side of this,” she added. I won the tiebreaker so emotionally, I was on the better side. “I think it’s right decision, I guess.” I think the second, she was also more free to hit, to maybe risk a bit more. “The tiebreaker was going to decide the whole match. “I love trophies, so that’s probably why,” she said when asked how she raises her game in big matches. “Maybe, if the first set had gone my way, it would’ve been different,” Rybakina said. She had so many aces at the beginning of the tiebreak that I couldn’t even play, so it was really difficult and amazing. The tiebreak, oh my God, it was probably the longest in my career, and somehow I managed it.

No.15 seed Petra Kvitova won her first Miami Open title in her 13th appearance in the tournament. It was the Czech's 30th Hologic WTA Tour title, ...

Petra Kvitova claimed her 30th WTA singles title with a straight sets victory over Elena Rybakina at the Miami Open on Saturday.

Kvitova’s win is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and perseverance, and she has proved that she is still a force to be reckoned with on the WTA. Kvitova now has nine WTA 1000 titles, and the victory at Miami Open will boost her confidence heading into the clay court season. Rybakina couldn’t convert a break point in the next game, and then she herself was broken again when serving to stay in the match at 5-2 down. I think it was the longest one I ever played in my life. Kvitova won 78 percent of her service points (52 of 67) and finished with 29 winners to 14 unforced errors. The match was a serve-dominated battle until Kvitova broke to go 5-4 up, but Rybakina immediately broke back.

Petra Kvitova said she drew on her deep well of experience to come through an epic first set tie-breaker and upset Elena Rybakina 7-6(14) 6-2 for her first ...

Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special military operation." She will now return to the top 10 for the first time since September 2021. "The young ones are coming up all the time.

Petra Kvitova snubbed a young fan right after winning her 30th WTA career title at the Miami Open after the girl's mother nudged her daughter in the path of ...

Kvitova had never crossed the quarterfinals stage in the past twelve years in Miami, which she managed to change this year, marking her first even triumph in the competition. After the first set, which lasted a whopping 66 minutes, Kvitova easily dislodged Rybakina in the second set with two breaks of serve. The enthusiastic mother nudged her daughter to sneak in an autograph while Kvitova embraced her near and dear ones. Considering how pivotal the moment was, right after winning the match, she went near her box in the stands and started hugging her family and team. However, a mother and a young fan also made their way down to the stands to get a glimpse of the newly crowned champion. Kvitova ended Elena Rybankina's 13-match winning streak with her Miami summit clash win, downing the the 10th seed 7-6(14), 6-2.

Russian Daniil Medvedev and the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova have both triumphed at the recently concluded 2023 Miami Open.

The 15th seed at the event, Kvitova came up against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the final. The two-time Grand Slam winner wound back the clock in Miami, and though she had a number of tight sets, was able to lean on her years of experience when it mattered most and dropped just a single set all tournament. In the final, he came up against Italy’s Jannik Sinner, the number ten seed at the event (Medvedev was number four).

Kvitova put her hands on her head in astonishment when Rybakina's forehand sailed long to seal the win.

I love the fight. “I love playing finals, I love playing deeper in the tournament. That’s what I love the most about tennis.

33-year-old Kvitova became oldest left-hander to win Miami singles title.

“I think it has played a good role in my mind. I think it was the longest one I ever played in my life. “It was really tough in the first set and I think that made a big difference at the start of the second,” she said. I know I can play well in a final, no matter who I am facing. “That was deciding the whole match for sure. “(She hit) so many aces at the beginning of the tie-break, I was like oh my God, I couldn’t even play, so it was a little difficult,” added Kvitova, who now has nine WTA 1000 titles.

ASTANA – A 33-year-old Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic beat Kazakhstan's top seed Elena Rybakina, 23, in straight sets 7-6, 6-2 at the Miami Open 2023 ...

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Petra Kvitova secured a 7-6 (14) 6-2 triumph in the womens final of the Miami Open which ensured she will return to the top 10 of the world rankings; ...

A second break followed at 5-2, sealing Kvitova's triumph. Petra Kvitova guaranteed her return to the top 10 in the world after seeing off Elena Rybakina to claim the Miami Open title. Petra Kvitova secured a 7-6 (14) 6-2 triumph in the women's final of the Miami Open which ensured she will return to the top 10 of the world rankings; the opening set took more than 67 minutes after going to a tie-break, but Kvitova dominated the second to be crowned champion

Petra Kvitova moves back into the top ten while Elena Rybakina closes of top five and Aryna Sabalenka narrows the gap to world No 1.

Petra Kvitova rises two spots to re-enter the top 10 in the WTA rankings. Read on for more from the rankings table…

The 22-year-old is up eight spots to a career-high ranking of 46. She originally made her top 5 debut in October of 2011, the year she won her first Wimbledon title. Trevisan, the No 1 Italian woman, has some points to defend this spring.