Petra Kvitova wins Eastbourne after easing past Jelena Ostapenko, Caroline Garcia beats Bianca Andreescu in Bad Homburg

Petra Kvitova won Eastbourne International for the first time with a convincing 6-3 6-2 win over 2021 champion Jelena Ostapenko. The 32-year-old will go into Wimbledon full of confidence next week after a high quality, but ultimately one-sided final and becomes the third Czech to win Eastbourne after Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna.

Ad/> «I have already experienced losing in a final so this time I got a little bit lucky,» Kvitova said after the match. Roland-GarrosFernandez downs Bencic in fiery third-round epic after umpire row27/05/2022 AT 13:08 «Playing on the grass is very special for me every time, especially when you step on as beautiful court as the one here.» Kvitova raced into a commanding lead against her Latvian opponent who was struggling to win points on her own first serve.

Kvitova broke Ostapenko in her first service game to surge into a 3-0 lead. The two-time Wimbledon champion continued to pressure Ostapenko’s serve, but it would prove to be just the one break that got over her the line in the opening set.

/> Ostapenko’s unforced error count continued to rise and she was broken in the third game of the second set after striking a limp forehand into the net. Ostapenko could not capitalise on any of her five break point opportunities in the fourth game and it seemed to be the moment when the Latvian’s resistance was broken as Kvitova immediately followed up to secure a double break, and soon the match.

Raducanu to face Van Uytvanck in Wimbledon opener, Williams retires 'I'm on a mission' — Jabeur opens up on desire to inspire next generation In Germany, Caroline Garcia won the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 victory over Canada's Bianca Andreescu. In their first meeting on the WTA Tour, it was