Petra Kvitova beats Victoria Azarenka to win Madrid Open

Sixteenth-seeded Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic capped a tremendous week by clinching fourth WTA career title by winning the 2011 WTA Madrid Open. The Czech beat fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the final in straight sets with a 7-6 (3) 6-4 scoreline.

World No. 18 Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic earned fourth WTA career title and third in 2011 by clinching the WTA Madrid Open title on Sunday by beating the fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final with a 7-6 (3) 6-4 scoreline.

The twenty-one years old Petra Kvitova stayed calm during the intense moments of the match and earned this win in 1 hour and 42 minutes, as she fired 4 aces and mustered 59% points on her first serve. The Czech saved 6 out of 9 break points and converted 4 break points to surge through. Kvitova won the first set in 52 minutes. The Czech hammered 21 winners as compared to Azarenka's 6 and duly converted 1 out of 2 break points to claim the first set. Kvitova served relatively well, as she mustered 60% points on her first serve and stayed on course during the demanding situations.

"I don't think that it changes anything for the French Open,'' said the new world No.10 who stood at 62 in the rankings a year ago.

"Of course it's good preparation. There were good matches here and there is more confidence, but I don't think that it's a big change for me for the French Open.

"I'm happy and it's nice to win the tournament and to be in the top 10 at the same time.

"But it's just a number and I want to improve my game and we'll see. I don't want to be only 10 - of course.''

Congratulations to Petra. She had a great week and deserved to win today,'' said a tearful Azarenka in the trophy ceremony.

“She played great this week, (she) deserved it,” said Azarenka, who will jump one spot to a career-high of fourth in the rankings despite coming up short in her bid for a third title this season.

Both the players exchanged breaks in the second-set, before Kvitova earned the decisive one in the seventh game of the second-set and then held on to her serves from there on to win the match.