Kvitova beats Safarova 7-5, 7-5 at WTA Finals

Posted October 28, 2015 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Garbine Muguruza of Spain celebrates a point against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) The Associated Press

SINGAPORE (AP) - Second-seeded Garbine Muguruza improved to 2-0 in group-stage matches at the WTA Finals by beating Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday.

In the day's other match, fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova defeated fellow Czech Lucie Safarova 7-5, 7-5 for her first win in Singapore.

Muguruza broke Kerber twice in each set to wrap up the win in 1 hour, 38 minutes. The Spaniard is making her debut at the season-ending tournament and beat former champion Kvitova in their first round-robin match.

"You never know how it's going to go here when you come the first time," Muguruza said. "For sure I'm very happy with how it is going."

Kvitova improved to 8-0 in career matches against the ninth-seeded Safarova, who fell to 0-2 in her first appearance at the season-ending tournament. Kvitova and Kerber are 1-1, with all four still in contention for a spot in the semifinals.

Garbine Muguruza of Spain makes a forehand return against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) The Associated Press

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic celebrates her win against compatriot Lucie Safarova during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) The Associated Press

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic makes a backhand return against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) The Associated Press

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