MADRID — When Petra Kvitova thought she couldn’t go on, she hit the critical shots to finally edge Kiki Bertens and claim a record third Madrid Open title on Saturday.
Kvitova outlasted Bertens, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3, in a grueling final decided when Bertens hit a backhand long on the final point after nearly three hours.
“Everything that I had in my body, I just tried to put it out, even if it was very, very tough today,” said Kvitova, a Czech who was playing her 11th match in 13 days after also winning the Prague Open last weekend.