Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová has defeated Russian favorite Maria Sharapova on the world’s most famous grass courts of Wimbledon.
Petra Kvitová, a powerful 21-year-old left-hander, won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon, defeating 24-year-old Russian favorite Maria Sharapova in two sets (6-3, 6-4). Kvitová has become the first Czech woman to win on Wimbledon’s grass since Jana Novotná triumphed 13 years ago.
Kvitová started the year ranked 62nd on the WTA Tour rankings but began 2011 with only her second career title at the Brisbane International and went on to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
With 36 matches won against eight losses, she had rocketed up the rankings in 2011 after being placed in thirty-fourth position at the end of 2010. After Saturday’s victory at Wimbledon, she will be No.7 on the WTA’s Tour rankings.
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