Sabalenka beats Kvitova to win Qatar Open

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

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

Kvitova had beaten No.1-ranked Ashleigh Barty on Friday, winning against the Australian 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.

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.