Kvitova beats Kirilenko for New Haven title

Petra Kvitova beat Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (9), 7-5 on Saturday to win the New Haven Open, the Czech star's second WTA tournament title in three weeks.

The second-seeded Kvitova trailed 5-2 in the second set, before reeling off five consecutive games for the victory that avenged a loss to the Russian in the Olympic quarterfinals.

The fifth-ranked player in the world improved to 22-5 on hard courts this season heading into the U.S. Open. She clinched the U.S. Open series championship this week after winning her first title of the year in Montreal and reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati.

Kirilenko, the seventh seed, was seeking her first title this year. Her boyfriend, NHL star Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, watched the match from the player's box.