MADRID, May 8 (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova claimed her third title of the year when she upset fourth seed Victoria Azarenka 7-6 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday.
The left-handed Czech 16th seed, who will break into the top 10 for the first time on Monday, overpowered Belarussian Azarenka with some booming groundstrokes to add to her successes in Brisbane and Paris.
The 21-year-old squandered a match point on the Azarenka serve at 5-3 in the second set but made no mistake a game later before raising both arms aloft in triumph.
Azarenka, who won the doubles title with Maria Kirilenko on Saturday, will rise one place to number four in the world when the rankings are updated on Monday.
Kvitova, the only left-hander in the top 30 and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, will rise to 10th from her current ranking of 18th.
The left-handed Czech 16th seed, who will break into the top 10 for the first time on Monday, overpowered Belarussian Azarenka with some booming groundstrokes to add to her successes in Brisbane and Paris.
The 21-year-old squandered a match point on the Azarenka serve at 5-3 in the second set but made no mistake a game later before raising both arms aloft in triumph.
Azarenka, who won the doubles title with Maria Kirilenko on Saturday, will rise one place to number four in the world when the rankings are updated on Monday.
Kvitova, the only left-hander in the top 30 and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, will rise to 10th from her current ranking of 18th.
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