Kvitova wins a scorcher

Petra Kvitova backed up her lopsided win over Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon with another emphatic victory over the Canadian to capture the inaugural Wuhan Open title on Saturday.

The third-seeded Czech player saved seven of eight break points she faced in the second set to close out a 6-3, 6-4 win over the sixth-seeded Bouchard in scorching conditions that lived up to Wuhan's reputation as one of China's "oven cities."

It was Kvitova's third title of the year and also secured her spot at the season-ending WTA finals in Singapore, alongside No 1 Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova.