Czech Petra Kvitova triumphed this Saturday with 7:6 (14) and 6:2 against Kazakh Elena Rybakina to win her first title in MiamiNumber thirty of her extraordinary career.
At the age of 33 and in her first final in Miami, Kvitova triumphed with class and character against the strongest rival of the moment, a Rybakina who reached the final act of the Florida tournament as Indian Wells champion and with a streak of thirteen consecutive victories .
Kvitova, the number twelve in the world, added to her showcases her ninth title in a WTA 1,000 and with thirty trophies to her tally, she is the second most successful active player, behind American veteran Venus Williams (49).
The two-time Wimbledon winner who beat Rybakina in Adelaide earlier this year is taking over in Miami after Poland’s Iga Swiatek was unable to defend him when ruled out with a rib injury.
it took an hour and 42 minutes to win a match in which he had to drop six set points in favor of Rybakina in the first set.
He returns to the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time since September 2021 on Monday and is the second oldest player to win the tournament against Miami Serena Williams.
The tournament in Miami will close on Sunday with the men’s final between the Russian Daniel Medvedev and the Italian Jannik sinner Carrasco on the Friday of the Spaniard Carlo Alcaraz.
The Murcian handed over the scepter of the champion and also lost the world number one in favor of the Serb Novak Djokovic.
(With information from EFE)
Source: La Neta Neta
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