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 | Kvitova defeated Muguruza at the Doha Final19-02-2018 |
Petra Kvitova won the title of the hard court tournament in Doha (Qatar). The Czech Republic`s No. 16 left-handed Czech Republic, which is the 21st in the world rankings, beat 3:6, 6:3, 6:4 in the final of Garbinne Mougrussa (Spain) in 2:16. The Spanish won the first five games in the match and without any problems closed the first set. In the second part Kvitova made a break for 4:2, then equalized the result. In the decisive third set, Kvitova took the lead for 3:2, which was enough for her success.
The Chekiniya finished the fight with 33 winning strokes, 3 breaks and 39 unforced errors. Muguruza placed 21 winnings and made 21 mistakes. Despite the loss, the Spaniard will climb one place in the rankings and will be number three in the world tomorrow. After this victory the chekhovina will return to the top 10 of the world rankings on Monday for the first time since 2016.
Kvitova, who eliminated World Champions Leader Carolyn Wozniacki (Denmark) in the semifinals, has increased his winning streak of 13 consecutive successes and won a second title for the season and a total of 22th in his career. She also triumphed in St. Petersburg (Russia) and for the first time since 2011 she won two consecutive titles.