(Rank/Seed)
23/- Halep was a picture of consistency in her 62 62 victory over defending champion (9/3) Kvitova. Her numbers were exceptionally clean; 14 winners to 6 unforced errors, compared to Kvitova's 13:25 ratio. With the win, Halep becomes the fourth Romanian woman to crack the top 20.
1st Set
Kvitova had control initially, hitting big and rushing Halep. She held 2 break points in the 2nd game and then again in the 4th. However, before long Halep became accustomed to Kvitova's pace and began bossing the play herself, hitting deceptive winners down the line. Kvitova's game fell apart as Halep seemed to get everything back with interest.
2nd Set
Kvitova won a mere 3 points in the first 4 games as Halep extended her winning streak to 9 straight games. Even when she got her 1st serve in, Kvitova won less than half the points as Halep played with superb consistency whilst Kvitova's errors, especially on return mounted. She was a shadow of the player from the semis and Halep closed out the match to love with an ace to claim her 4th title of this summer, making her the 2nd most prolific champion this year thus far, behind only Williams.
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