Petra Kvitova Does It Again: Second Wimbledon Title For Czech Tennis Star
Petra Kvitova Does It Again: Second Wimbledon Title For Czech Tennis Star
Petra Kvitova left Eugenie Bouchard far behind as she stormed to a second Wimbledon title. What made the match unique was that this is the shortest women's final since 1983. Petra defeated Eugenie in a royal showdown that lasted only 55 minutes.
The Czech sixth seed crushed Canadian rising star Eugenie Bouchard in a 6-3, 6-0 match. Kvitova won her first Wimbledon in 2011. Three years later, she has done it again. Petra claimed her second Grand Slam crown leaving World Number 13 Bouchard in a haze. Bouchard battled 28 winners and 4 aces on the Centre Court as the Czech tennis star played one of the most exciting matches of all times.
In her first Grand Slam title since her maiden win at the Wimbledon, the 24 year old Kvitova won her 12th career title. Her breathtaking performance was just one minute more than Matrina Navratilova's groun breaking 45 minute win against Andrea Jagger 31 years ago.
Kvitova credited her coach with a lot of help to win the trophy. Coping with fame and rising expectations after her first Wimbledon win, Kvitova has shown herself more than worthy of meeting the challenge. The left-handed player dropped just one set in her 7 matches which led her to the Venus Rosewater Dish for the second time in her life. 24 year old Petra is now world number 4 following her second Grand Slam win.
In another record of sorts, 20 year old Eugenie was the youngest finalist at the major since Caroline Wozniacki since 2009. She had hoped to be the first Canadian to get the title, but Petra literally and metaphorically beat her to it. Even has her regal namesake watched the match from the Royal Box, Bouchard could not make the cut and shared the fate of falling to Kvitova's powerful strokes with Maria Sharapova.
Petra unleased searing groundstrokes which left the Canadian tennis player facing a barrage of shots from the first point of the game. The Czech player displayed amazing performance to secure her first break in the third game.
Eugenie was playing her sixth Grand Slam tournament against the sixth seed Kvitova. The Czech possessed an unbeatable combination of accuracy and fierceness. Kivitova did not let up in the second set either and she fought on till Bouchard succumbed to the challenge by the second game.
The steely Czech had a vice like grip on the title in a majestic performance that swiftly ended the Wimbledon 2014 dream for Bouchard. Kvitova also won what was clearly one of the most one-sided Wimbledon finals of all times. Petra's third-round clash with Venus Williams was also a stuff of legends. But, this match is a winner when it comes to sheer display of tennis power and competitive sportsmanship. Kvitova remarked to news agencies beforehand that there can be only one victor at the end of any game. This time, it was her.
