Daily Times

BIRMINGHAM: Petra Kvitova displayed her credentials for a third Wimbledon title after beating Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova 4-6 6-1 6-2 to defend her title at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham on Sunday. The 28-year-old Czech claimed her fifth WTA title of the season, as well as a tour-leading 37th match win of the year, as she came from a set down to triumph. “It’s amazing to defend a title,” Kvitova said courtside. “It’s not happened in a long time for me. “I was too nervous and Magda put pressure on me in the first set. It was tough to fightback but I was relaxed and it paid off afterwards.”

Published in Daily Times, June 25^th 2018.