(Rank/Seed)
11/7 Kvitova managed to win an unpredictable clash against (9/5) Kerber 62 06 63 to win her 2nd title of the year, an 11th of her career.
1st Set
Kvitova played incredibly well in the 1st set, hitting 17 winners to a mere 5 unforced errors. No one could've contended with her and Kerber managed only 3 winners as she failed to break serve.
2nd Set
Remarkably, Kvitova lost her way entirely in the second set as she lost game after game, hitting only 6 winners to 13 unforced errors. Though Kerber herself still only hit 4 winners, her willingness to make Kvitova hit the extra ball paid dividends.
3rd Set
As if she flicked a switch, Kvitova started to play as she did in the 1st set, dictating the play and racing to a 4-0 lead. Suddenly, there was another twist as Kvitova began to get nervous. She missed her first 2 match points on missed forehands at 5-2 and then had to battle through a tense service game in the 9th game. She missed a further match point before finally clinching the title after an epic 20 stroke rally, Kerber unable to control her final forehand. Kvitova finished with a 38:32 winner error ratio.
With the win, Kvitova levels her head to head with the German at 2-2 and will re-join the top 10 next week. It was also only the 2nd time this year that a non top 10 player had won a title this size, after Bartoli at Wimbledon of course. Kerber will have to wait for a title of this size.
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