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Wuhan, China •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. She's also now a perfect 3-0 over the 20-year-old Bouchard, including her dominant 6-3, 6-0 win in the Wimbledon final that lasted only 55 minutes. It was the fewest games in a women's Wimbledon final since Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles 6-2, 6-1 in 1992.
Prevot takes road cycling world title
Road cYCLING •Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France won the road race in a photo finish at the road cycling world championships on Saturday.
Two-time defending champion Marianne Vos of the Netherlands was among riders caught and overtaken by Ferrand Prevot just meters before the finish line of the 127-kilometer (79-mile) course.Vos finished 10th, off the podium for the first time in seven years.
Lisa Brennauer of Germany took silver for her third medal of the week after winning gold in the individual time trial and the team time trial. Sweden's Emma Johansson was third.
The race was marred by crashes and rain near the end.
A chain-reaction accident near the end of the second lap caused many riders to fall. While several riders withdrew, Vos was put 45 seconds behind the reduced peloton.
— wire reports