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Aryna Sabalenka seals Qatar Open title with victory over Petra Kvitova

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates her win at the Qatar Open
Image: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates her win at the Qatar Open

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won her sixth title with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova in the Qatar Open final on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Sabalenka needed less than 75 minutes to complete the convincing win.

Kvitova beat No. 1-ranked Ashleigh Barty on Friday for the first time in more than a year to play for her second Qatar Open title. The Czech player won the 2018 final against Garbine Muguruza.

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Ninth-seeded Sabalenka and eighth-seeded Kvitova are now 2-2 head-to-head.

Kvitova was playing for her 29th title and first since April.

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