Tennis
There is still gunpowder. Kvitova won the super tournament in Miami
Second oldest racket in the world Petra Kvitova (No. 12 WTA) Won the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.
The 33-year-old Czech tennis player outplayed the world’s seventh racket, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, in the championship game.
Miami. End
Petra Kvitova (Ukraine) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 7:6(14), 6:2
Kvitova won a tournament in this category for the first time since 2018. After the title in Madrid, there were three losses in the final (Dubai 2019, Doha 2020 and Cincinnati 2022). Altogether, this is Petra’s 9th-thousandth title, with only Victoria Azarenka (10) and Serena Williams (13) having more.
Starting the new week, Kvitova will return to the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time since September 2021.
30th career singles title 🏆
1. Miami Open title 🌴@Petra_Kvitova Rybakina’s winning streak 7-6(14), 6-2!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/A5cZ5FUCmm— wta (@WTA) April 1, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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