MADRID — Petra Kvitova eased to her second Madrid Open title when she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.
Kvitova hit powerful groundstrokes and broke her Russian rival four times to add the championship to her 2011 victory.
Kuznetsova, however, looked unwell and called for a physiotherapist twice, and was once visited on court by the tournament doctor.
Just before the final game, Kuznetsova was allowed by the chair umpire to go to the dressing room, but received a mandatory time warning.
At the award presentation Kuznetsova apologized in Spanish to the spectators that she had not been able to play a good match.