Newsday (N.Y.): Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon women's title

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By Art Spander
Special to Newsday

WIMBLEDON, England — It was less a match than a mismatch, 55 minutes of tennis so one-sided the winner was moved to tears by her domination and the loser felt compelled to offer a partial apology.

Petra Kvitova won her second Wimbledon women's singles Saturday, crushing 20-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 before a Centre Court crowd which hoped for better.

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Newsday (N.Y.): Eugenie Bouchard, 2011 champ Petra Kvitova reach Wimbledon final

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By Art Spander
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WIMBLEDON, England — The cliché about Canada is that it is a great place for beer and hockey players. The line needs updating. Add tennis players. The nation has its first Wimbledon finalist.

In what could be called an upset, Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal defeated Simona Halep of Romania, 7-6 (5), 6-2, Friday in the second semifinal. Bouchard will meet a former Wimbledon winner, Petra Kvitova, in Saturday's final. Kvitova beat fellow Czech and close friend Lucie Safarova, 7-6 (6), 6-1, in the first semifinal.

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