Kvitova wins third Madrid Open title

When Petra Kvitova thought she couldn’t go on, the Czech hit the critical shots to finally edge Kiki Bertens and claim a record third Madrid Open title.

Kvitova outlasted Bertens 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 in a grueling final decided when the unseeded Dutch player hit a backhand long on the final point after nearly three hours.

“Everything that I had in my body, I just tried to put it out, even if it was very, very tough today,” said Kvitova, who was playing her 11th match in 13 days.

On the men’s side, secondseeded Alexander Zverev brushed aside Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 to reach the final. Zverev will face Dominic Thiem after he beat Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2.

The 12th-seeded UCLA women’s tennis team defeated No. 25 Baylor 4-0 in the regional final at Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins will face No. 5 Mississippi —which beat Wichita State 4-2 — in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday . ... The Pepperdine women also advanced, defeating Kansas 4-1. The Waves will face Georgia Tech on Thursday.

The No. 2 seeded UCLA men’s team beat Idaho 4-0 to advance to Sunday’s second round. The Bruins will face San Diego, which ousted Texas Tech 4-2 . ... The 10thseeded USC’s men’s team also advanced to the second round, beating UC Santa Barbara 4-1. The Trojans will take on Harvard, which defeated Oklahoma State 4-2.