Kvitova ends long title wait in Wuhan

Wuhan, China: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overpowered Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 to win the Wuhan Open on Saturday, her first title of the season.

The former world No. 2, whose uneven season has seen her fall to 16 in the rankings, dropped just two games and hit nine aces to bag her first title since August 2015 — and second crown at Wuhan — in just over one hour.

Results

Wuhan Open

14-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat 10-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-1 6-1

China Open

(First round)

Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 6-2 6-2 Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) 6-1 3-6 7-5/sYanina Wickmayer (Belgium) beat Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) 6-2 6-0 Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-3 6-2.