Twelfth-seeded Petra Kvitova upset seventh-seed Elena Rybakina in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 victory on Saturday to win the 2023 Miami Open title. Ten years older than her opponent, the 33-year-old Kvitova snapped her opponent’s 13-match winning streak to win the Sunshine Double – both the Miami Open and Indian Wells titles.
Kvitova, who has appeared in 41 WTA finals in her career, has won 30 WTA titles. This is her first championship victory since 2018, when she won the Mutua Madrid Open.
“I take it as a positive I can still play with the best,” Kvitova stated after her win. “I take pride, even at my age, I could win big tournaments.”
The Czech national went on to express her disbelief at the 16-14 tiebreaker that she won in the first set, confirming it to be the longest of her career. Rybakina, on the other hand, admitted that she had begun suffering from fatigue as the match wore on.
On Sunday, Daniil Medvedev will come up against Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles final.
