Archive for category: Petra Kvitova
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Ivanovic out of Tokyo, Hampton beats Kanepi
With the demise of no 11 seed Ana Ivanovic who lost to Ursula Radwanska 6-3 4-6 2-6 and no 4 seed Petra Kvitova who was beaten by her namesake Petra Martic in straight sets 6-4 6-4, no 15 seed Kaia Kanepi took to the court to do battle with the [...] -
WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012, Tokyo Draw Preview and Analysis
The first major tournament of the Asian Swing is already underway. The Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo offers a hefty 900 ranking points for the winner, as well as a total prize money pot of over $2million. Most important for fans though, is the opportunity to see the WTA’s [...] -
Bartoli beats Kvitova in the fourth round of US Open 2012
In a contest featuring one of the tour’s quirkiest players, Marion Bartoli, and one of the game’s most unpredictable competitors, Petra Kvitova, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the scoreline should be so erratic. Bartoli eventually managed to upset the 2011 Wimbledon champion Kvitova, defeating her 1-6 6-2 [...] -
Kvitova reaches round of sixteen at 2012 US Open
Petra Kvitova confirms her good form in third round of 2012 US Open as she dismisses Pauline Parmentier in straight sets. Her next challenger will be Marion Bartoli. Fifth seed Czech Kvitova has been invincible for the last few weeks and has extended her unbeaten run with a third round [...] -
Kvitova and Li Na win 2nd round matches at US Open, Clijsters bids farewell
Grand Slam title holders Petra Kvitova and Li Na deliver expected victories in today’s second round of US Open 2012 . Laura Robson defeats Clijsters in her last US Open match. Fifth seed Kvitova, winner of the recent US Open series, made her way into round three after seeing off [...] -
Kvitova defeats Hercog at 2012 US Open, Pavlyuchenkova beats Hantuchova
Petra Kvitova made it through to the second round of the US Open but not without a minor scare from Slovenia’s Polona Hercog. Kvitova hit 21 winners on her way to a 7-6(6) 6-1 victory and will face Alize Cornet who defeated Nicole Gibbs. After breaking in the fifth game [...] -
Kvitova defeats Kirilenko and captures New Haven title
Petra Kvitova seems to be unstoppable at the moment. Sevent-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko was more than a worthy opponent in New Haven final match, but was quite far from success against second seed Czech. There was practically nothing that could separate the two players in an entertaining first set. We [...] -
Kvitova breezes past Errani, faces Kirilenko in New Haven final
2nd seeded Petra Kvitova booked herself a place in New Haven final after overpowering Italy’s Sara Errani 6-1 6-3. The Czech 2011 Wimbledon champion looked impressive throughout the match and after taking the first set in a mere 24 minutes, she took Errani’s serve twice more in the second set [...] -
Kvitova to face Errani for a place in New Haven final
The clash between fourth seed Italian Sara Errani and fifth-seeded French Marion Bartoli promised to be a tight encounter, but was rather one-sided in the end. Errani, who already won in Barcelona, Budapest, and Palermo this year, got off to a better start going 4-0 up in the first set, [...] -
Surprise final at the WTA Cincy – Li Na to play Kerber for the title
Both semifinal matches at the WTA Cincinnati Open ended with a slightly surprising result. Li Na defeated Venus Williams to book her place in the Sunday’s final, winning in three sets 7-5 3-6 6-1. The Chinese played a fantastic match, although Venus was experiencing back problems that stopped her from [...] -
Kvitova powers into Western & Southern Open semis
There will definitely be one leftie in the final of the Western and Southern Open to be played on Sunday, as both Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber won their respective quarter final matches on Friday and will face each other in one of the semi final matches. Kvitova, the Czech [...] -
Kvitova and Kerber reach Cincy QFs
Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber became expected 2012 Cincinnati Masters quartefinalists after grabbing two-set wins against Peng Shuai and Andrea Hlavackova respectively. Fourth seed Kvitova, 2011 Wimbledon champion, had no real troubles in third round of Cincinnati Masters as she finished off unseeded Chinese Peng Shuai in less than an [...] -
Is Petra Kvitova Ready to Rule the World?
When Petra Kvitova bombed down a final winning ace to seize the Wimbledon title over Maria Sharapova, it was clear a new tennis star was born even though the shy girl from Fulnek in the Czech Republic admitted afterwards she couldn’t understand why anyone, especially photographers, would be interested in [...]
