Petra Kvitova: A Rising Star of 2011 – Tennis Special
Currently ranked at number seven in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) World Rankings, Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic is one of the brightest rising female tennis stars of the running year.
The 21-year-old Czech is regarded to be among the most versatile left-handed women tennis players around the world. Kvitova have already won five WTA singles titles and seven ITF (International Tennis Federation) championships
titles since she turned pro in 2006.
Seventh ranked Kvitova won her first ever Grand Slam title this year at Wimbledon and holds the distinct feature of becoming the only female tennis star to become a Grand Slam tournament winner born in 1990s. She is currently at
her career’s best ranking of number seven in the world, which she clinched in July after bagging the Wimbledon singles title.
The Czech number one is currently having her best form ever in the running WTA season so far and is reckoned to be one of the deadliest players in the game of tennis these days. Her powerful forehand is said to be one of the finest
by many critics and her attacking approach towards the game is said to be her critical success factor.
Kvitova kicked off 2011 with her second title win of her career at Brisbane International, defeating Andrea Petkovic in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, which propelled her to her career best rankings of 28. The Czech then had her best
run at the Australian Open, where she made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the mega event, eventually losing to the world number two, Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Her world rankings kept on improving and she broke into the top-20 for the first time, clinching
the 18th spot.
Kvitova came under lime light in her next campaign in Paris, when she outplayed the current world number two and 2011 Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters, in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, in the final of the tournament to bag her
second singles title of the running year. The Czech moved up four places further in the world rankings and then won all of her matches in the Fed Cup campaign to depict her belligerent form.
The Czech broke in the top-10 with her emphatic victory at Mutua Madrid Open, where she bagged the title after defeating Li Na, Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka. Kvitova entered Roland Garros as the ninth seed but her voyage lasted
just till round four, as she got beaten by the eventual champion, Li Na. She lost an opportunity to grab her third WTA title in AEGON International, losing to the French opponent, Marion Bartoli.
The 21-year old became the focus of all eyes in her Wimbledon Championships campaign. She beat all the odds to blast her way to her first ever final of a Grand Slam event to meet the former world number one, Maria Sharapova of
Russia for the women’s singles title. Sharapova made it to the Wimbledon final after her 2004 championship victory and was the hot favourite for winning this time around as well. Kvitova stunned everyone with her magnificent power hitting and disposed off
the former world number one in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, to become the first player from her country to win a Grand Slam singles title since Jana Novotna bagged Wimbledon way back in 1998.
Kvitova has already played 51 singles matches this year and has been victorious in 43 of them, including four WTA championship titles. She started off the current season with the world ranking of number 29 and has climbed 21 spots
to reach the number seven position. Her current form suggests that the Czech will further improve her WTA rankings in the remaining season to achieve her dream of becoming the world number one. By far, Kvitova is the most successful women’s tennis player who
has broken in the top-10 with amazing victories and brilliant consistency.
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