( CNN ) -- When Petra Kvitova won her first grand slam title and the season-ending championships in 2011 , big things were expected of the Czech tennis player . It 's been a bumpy ride since , as the Czech struggled to live up to expectations last year , but Saturday 's victory in the Dubai Tennis Championships final is evidence that the 22-year-old is getting back on track . Kvitova overcame a mid-match scare to beat last year 's French Open finalist Sara Errani 6-2 1-6 6-1 to become the first player from her country to win the $ 2 million tournament . `` I 'm glad how I 'm playing right now -- that 's the important thing for me , '' said Kvitova , who had not won two matches in a row at a WTA event since August before last week 's Doha tournament . `` I 'm not thinking this is a turning point for me . Yes , it was a lot of great players here and it was hard to beat them , but I 'm still just thinking about my game . That 's the priority . '' It was the former Wimbledon champion 's first title in six months , and her biggest since the WTA Championships in Istanbul , as the world No . 8 took home the $ 442,000 first prize . It capped a big week for Kvitova , who beat former world No . 1 and 2011 Dubai champion Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals after ending the title defense of fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska following a straight-sets win over Ana Ivanovic . She has bounced back from a shock second-round loss to British teenager Laura Robson at January 's Australian Open and a surprise defeat by French wild-card entry Kristina Mladenovic at the Paris Open , winning both matches as the Czechs thrashed Australia in the first match of their Fed Cup title defense . Fifth seed Errani , ranked one place higher than Kvitova , was blown away in the first set but bounced back to take the second as she adopted a more aggressive game and won six games in a row . However , the Italian was unable to maintain that momentum and win her first title this year , and seventh of her career . `` I knew I had to keep fighting for every ball , because she was really on fire in the second set and continued that in the third too , '' said Kvitova , whose coach missed the tournament to go on holiday . `` I was just thinking to not give up and just fight for every point . When it was 2-1 and she missed a volley , I think that was a turning point for me . `` I was quite down after the second set . I just tried to stay positive and just play . '' Both players had reached the quarterfinals of the previous tournament in Qatar , where Kvitova lost to new world No . 1 Serena Williams and Errani was beaten by her predecessor Victoria Azarenka . `` This court is very fast , so it 's not my favorite court and it 's tough for me to play on this court , so making the final is a very good tournament for me , '' Errani said . Doha champion Azarenka and runner-up Williams both pulled out of Dubai due to injuries -- the Belorussian before the tournament , and the American just ahead of her opening match . On the men 's ATP World Tour , sixth-ranked Tomas Berdych will play No . 8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday 's final of the Marseille Open . Kvitova 's compatriot Berdych beat Russian qualifier Dmitry Tursunov 6-2 6-1 , while Tsonga was similarly dominant as he defeated fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-2 6-2 . World No . 4 David Ferrer has reached the final of the Copa Claro in Argentina , where he is defending his title . The Australian Open semifinalist beat compatriot Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-2 on Saturday , while Stanislas Wawrinka beat yet another Spaniard in Nicolas Almagro , winning 6-3 7-5 . The Swiss third seed reached his first final since January 2011 , and has a 3-6 record in title matches .
World No . 8 Petra Kvitova triumphs in $ 2 million Dubai tournament . Czech beats seventh - ranked Italian Sara Black 6 - 2 1 - 6 6 - 1 in women 's final . It is her first title in 18 months and the 10th of the 2011 title winner 's streak . Her compatriot Tomas Berdych plays Jo - Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday 's Marseille Masters final .