Petra Kvitova storms past Svetlana Kuznetsova to Madrid title
Petra Kvitova stormed to a second WTA Madrid Open title with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. The two-time Wimbledon champion saw off Serena Williams in the semifinals and her irresistible form proved too much for Kuznetsova to handle. MORE: French Open preview | Murray marches to Madrid final, will face Nadal Despite beating Russian compatriot Maria Sharapova to reach the final, Kuznetsova was unable to scale those heights again, losing nine games in succession as her chances unraveled completely. Kuznetsova held from 0-40 down in her opening service game, but she was unable to repeat the feat next as Kvitova took a 3-1 lead. A crunching forehand down the line after another Kuznetsova service game went to deuce gave Kvitova a second break and the Czech closed out a 6-1 triumph in an opening set where she lost only one point on her first serve. That 26-minute blitz prompted Kuznetsova to take an injury timeout, but the procession continued when she returned as Kvitov...