Archive for category: Petra Kvitova
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Kvitova and Bartoli advance to Paris Open quarter-finals
The 45th ranked German Mona Barthel, defeated Urszula Radwanska, younger sister of the more famous Agnieszka, in the first round of the 2013 Paris Open. In her second round match, she took on the tournament’s 5th seed, Italian Roberta Vinci, who had earlier defeated Simona Halep. In a very good [...] -
Robson beats Kvitova to reach 3rd round at Australian Open
Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki, met the tall young talent from Croatia Donna Vecic who, at 16 years old, was the youngest player in the main draw. She is ranked at 111 and was playing in her first Grand Slam. She had a great 6-1 6-2 win over the, Czech [...] -
Kvitova and Wozniacki both reach 2nd round at Australian Open
In a match between two Grand Slam winners, Czech 6th seed Petra Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011, took on the unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone, who won the French Open in 2010, on the Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday. In a very topsy turvy match, Kvitova took the first set [...] -
Cibulkova beats Kvitova in Sydney, Wozniacki also through
The main draw of the Apia International Sydney tournament got underway on Sunday and, as is common at the very beginning of a new season, there has already been a high seed departure. First on court in the Ken Rosewall Arena was Danish 7th seed Caroline Wozniacki who is currently [...] -
Pavlyuchenkova beats Kvitova in Brisbane, Hantuchova through
In the third big upset of the Brisbane International 2013 WTA tournament after Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur both lost their first round matches, Anastasia Pavlyuchenko of Russia, ranked at 36 took out the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, the WTA’s 8th ranked player and seeded at 6 for this tournament, [...] -
Serena Williams and Kvitova power into 2nd round in Brisbane
Third seeded Serena Williams overcame windy conditions and Varvara Lepchenko at the same time to book a place in the second round of the 2013 Brisbane International tournament. The American showed some frustration and seemed to be a little distracted by the weather, but that didn´t stop her from demolishing [...] -
Australian Open 2013 WTA Preview – Who Can Stop Serena?
Although the tennis off-season is notoriously short, die-hard fans are already turning their attention towards 2013 and, more specifically, the first Grand Slam of the year. 2012 was an excellent season on the WTA Tour. After many years of parity, several slam-less number one players and a paucity of high-quality [...] -
Czech Republic beats Serbia and wins Fed Cup 2012 title
The Czech Republic’s stranglehold on the Fed Cup continues after the host team beat Serbia to win the competition for the second year in a row. Lucie Safarova was the heroine this time, as her 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Jelena Jankovic gave the Czechs an unassailable 3-1 lead. The home [...] -
Czech Republic leads Serbia 2-0 in Fed Cup 2012 Final
A great start for Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova at Fed Cup 2012 final on their home soil. They beat Ivanovic and Kvitova in straight sets. Neither of the former number one Serbian players managed to steal a set in today’s clashes at Fed Cup final in Prague. In the [...] -
Radwanska beats Kvitova in first match at the WTA Championships
Agnieszka Radwanska beat Petra Kvitova in the opening match at the WTA Championships 2012 in Istanbul, prevailing 6-3 6-2 after 1 hour and 23 minutes of play. Kvitova was going into the match with a positive 3-0 head to head record against Radwanska, having won their last encounter at the [...] -
WTA Top Players: The Road to WTA Championships in Istanbul
The TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships is the culmination of the 2012 season with the tour’s elite eight players competing for the coveted title. Here’s a look at how each woman booked her place in this week’s event. 1. Victoria Azarenka: After having long been touted as a future Major [...] -
Kvitova out of China Open 2012, Wozniacki survives first round
World number 5 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, seeded 4 at the China Open, continued her very up and down season on Monday when she took on the Spaniard, Carla Suarez Navarro, on the Moon Court on Monday in a second round match. The Czech former Wimbledon champion [...] -
Kvitova beats Hantuchova in first round of China Open 2012
World no.5 Petra Kvitova entered the China Open 2012 with a very convincing win over Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, dismissing her in straight sets 6-2 6-3. The first break of the match came in the fifth game of the first set as the Czech took Hantuchova’s serve, going 3-2 up. Not [...]
