Petra Kvitova and Alexander Bublik warm up for Wimbledon with silverware

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Two-time former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will head to SW19 full of confidence after claiming her 31st career title at the WTA Tour event in Berlin. </p>

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The veteran Czech defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 7-6 (6) for her sixth trophy on grass, adding to her double success at Wimbledon, two victories in Birmingham and last year's win in Eastbourne. </p>

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Kvitova's tally of 31 titles is more than any other active female player except Venus Williams. </p>

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The world number nine broke Croatian Vekic when she served for the second set at 5-4 and saved a set point in the tie-break before clinching victory with a forehand winner down the line. </p>

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Meanwhile, Alexander Bublik won the biggest title of his career with victory over Andrey Rublev at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. </p>

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The unpredictable Kazakh made it third time lucky in grass-court finals with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 success against the third seed, hitting 42 winners, half of which were aces. </p>

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Bublik's all-or-nothing approach also saw him rack up 12 double faults, including three in the final game, but it did not prevent him from lifting the trophy. </p>

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"It really means the world to me," said Bublik on atptour.com. "I've been struggling for half a year and now having this as a reward, I don't take it for granted. </p>

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"It was hard work. I was walking through the little hall of fame here before entering the court for the very first time against (Jan-Lennard) Struff and I was like, 'Wow, the different names, a lot of guys I'm familiar with. That would be nice maybe to have it one day'. </p>

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"But I could not even imagine that I would win this tournament and I'm really, really happy." </p>

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