Petra Kvitova, of the Czech Republic, played a nearly flawless match to beat Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, in the Wimbledon Ladies Finals today, 6-3, 6-0. Just 20, Bouchard was in her maiden final of a Major, the first Canadian ever to play in the singles finals of a Slam tournament, but it wasn’t nerves or poor performance that produced the rather deceptively lopsided scoreline. The match was brief, but entertaining for the breathtaking tennis being produced by Kvitova from the first point to the last, with a brave, if futile, effort from Bouchard, as well.
Kvitova broke the young Canadian in the third game of the first set, and then again to take a 5-2 lead and serve for the set. Bouchard managed to convert on her lone break point of the match, but Kvitova broke back to take the first set. In the second, with her powerful backhand and strong serving, she refused to allow Bouchard to make any inroads and closed out the victory at love. This is the Czech’s second Major win, having previously won at Wimbledon in 2011.
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