Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will stage a rematch of their one-sided Wimbledon final when they meet for the WTA Tour’s inaugural Wuhan Open title on Saturday.
Kvitova dominated Bouchard 6-3 6-0 in 55 minutes to win her second Wimbledon trophy in July, in what was the most lopsided Wimbledon women’s final in 22 years.
They advanced with dominating performances in the Wuhan semi-finals on Friday. Kvitova saved five of six break points to beat Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3 7-5, while Bouchard overpowered Caroline Wozniacki with her heavy groundstrokes in a 6-2 6-3 victory.
Kvitova will be aiming for her third title of the year – and more importantly, a spot in the season-ending WTA Championships in Singapore.
Bouchard will be going for just her second career title.