Elena Rybakina

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

The 'Sunshine Double' of Indian Wells and the Miami Open remains an elusive achievement after Petra Kvitova's upset win over Elena Rybakina in Miami.

However, her hopes of becoming the fifth woman to win both Miami and Indian Wells in the same season looked ever more remote. She faulted on the first serve, only adding to the drama. After the players each held their service games through the first eight games, Kvitova got the crucial break in the next. Rybakina managed five aces in an intense tie-break that just would not end. But Rybakina was on borrowed time and Kvitova closed out the tie-breaker at 16-14 to take the first set in 67 minutes. The Czech star pushed into a 6-5 lead.

Twelfth-seeded Petra Kvitova won the Miami Open in her 13th appearance, beating seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), ...

I think that in the second I just didn't stay disciplined and was a bit rushing.'' I won the tiebreaker so emotionally I was on the better side. "Maybe if the first set had gone my way it would've been different,'' Rybakina said. "The tiebreaker - oh, by God - was the longest in my career. Rybakina, who had 12 aces total for the match, finished the tournament with 69 for the tournament. "The tiebreaker was going to decide the whole match,'' Kvitova said. Sinner, the 10th seed from Italy, is 0-5 against Medvedev and coming off a physical, three-set, three-hour war with Alcaraz that ended late Friday night. Rybakina, who won at Indian Wells, admitted to fatigue after the tiebreaker from the travel. Rybakina finished with 10 aces for the first set while setting the record for most aces in a WTA Tournament, smashing Madison Keys' mark. A past Wimbledon champion, the 6-foot Kvitova won the first-set epic tiebreaker 16-14 on her fifth set point. She was broken just once in the match. Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, is from Moscow but represents Kazakhstan.

Kvitova turned back the clock to upset Elena Rybakina 7-6(14) 6-2 on Saturday to win her first Miami Open crown and ninth WTA 1000 title. | Tennis News.

I love the game itself, I love the fight. That's what I love the most about tennis. So it was really difficult and amazing."

Fifteenth-seeded veteran Petra Kvitova, in her 13th appearance at the Miami Open, finally won her first crown here, upsetting seventh-seed Elena Rybakina on ...

Sinner, the 10th seed from Italy, is 0-5 against Medvedev and coming off a physical, three-set, three-hour war with Alcaraz that ended late Friday night. A past Wimbledon champion, the six-foot Kvitova won the first-set epic tiebreaker 16-14 on her fifth set point. She was broken just once in the match.

Petra Kvitova turned back the clock to upset Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-6(14) 6-2 on Saturday to win her first Miami Open crown and ninth WTA 1000 title.

“I don’t have any goals. I love the game itself, I love the fight. That’s what I love the most about tennis.

Kvitova wins her 30th WTA singles title and moves back into the world top 10. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Said Rybakina: “I think that’s the way that they are playing, without any flags. “I think it has played a good role in my mind. I think it was the longest one I ever played in my life. “That was deciding the whole match for sure. I know I can play well in a final, no matter who I am facing. “(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.

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.