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07 Jul 2023

Wimbledon 2023: Petra Kvitova Eases Into Third Round With Win Over Aliaksandra

The 33-year old Kvitova came into Wimbledon fresh from a title win in Berlin, where she beat Donna Vekic in the final. Even so, since lifting the Venus Rosewater dish in 2011 and 2014 Kvitova has only once made it beyond the third round at Wimbledon.

29 Jun 2022

Rafa Nadal to Iga Swiatek: Top guns ease to win on Day 2 of Wimbledon 2022

Top men and women seeds Rafa Nadal and Iga Swiatek eased into the second round of the Wimbledon 2022 on Day 2 of the Grand Slam on Tuesday (June 28). There were, however, major upsets as seven-time champ Serena Williams and sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime crashed out. Here are TOP highlights from Day 2 of Wimbledon 2022.

Miami Open 2022

31 Mar 2022

Miami Open: World No. 2 Iga Swiatek beats Kvitova to book semi-final berth

The 20-year-old Swiatek is set to become World No.1 after Miami Open 2022

Australian Open

18 Jan 2022

Australia Open 2022: Third seed Muguruza zooms past Burel to reach 2nd round

In other first round matches, 2019 Australian Open finalist and 20th seed Petra Kvitova was sent packing by Sorana Cirstea.

Australian Open 2021

10 Feb 2021

Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic grinds out a win, Venus limps out and mor

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had to battle hard to reach the third round of the 2021 Australian Open. The double defending-champion posted a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-3 over American Francis Tiafoe. There was, however, disappointment for the likes of Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams, who crashed out of the year's first Grand Slam. Here we take a look at some of the major matches from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

05 Oct 2020

Petra Kvitova reaches first French Open quarter-final in eight years

Seventh-seed Petra Kvitova`s superior firepower proved decisive as she posted her fourth successive straight-sets victory with win over Zhang Shuai. Meanwhile, Zhang was playing in the fourth round of a Slam for only the third time in 33 attempts having also not dropped a set so far Kvitova will sense a golden title opportunity as she heads into a quarter-final against either Germany`s Laura Siegemund or Spain`s Paula Badosa, neither of whom are seeded.

04 Oct 2020

French Open: Petra Kvitova survives stern test against Leylah Fernandez

Petra Kvitova stormed into the last-16 of the ongoing French Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over her Canadian opponent Leylah Fernandez. No wonder the 30-year-old Kvitova looked so relieved when she cracked a winner to end Fernandez`s resistance after a near two-hour battle between the two left-handers. The twice Wimbledon champion has reached the fourth round in Paris for the fifth time and will be starting to fancy her chances with China`s unseeded Zhang Shuai up next.

Serena Williams

13 Sep 2020

Serena Williams pulls out of Italian Open with achilles injury

Serena Williams slumped to a 6-1, 3-6, 3-6 defeat at the hands of Victoria Azarenka in the semi-final of the US Open to crash out of the tournament. With the withdrawal, the American has now joined two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Earlier, top-ranked Australian player Ashleigh Barty had also revealed that she would miss the upcoming tournament in Rome.

04 Oct 2019

Ashleigh Barty overcomes Petra Kvitova to reach semi-finals of China Open

Barty will now lock horns with the winner of another quarter-final clash between third-seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and eigth-seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.

05 Jul 2019

Petra Kvitova marches into third round of Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova`s decision to give her shoes an almighty whack with her racket turned out to be a masterstroke as the Czech`s legs finally started to move more freely, and she eked out a 7-5 6-2 win over Kristina Mladenovic at Wimbledon on Thursday.

27 May 2019

Petra Kvitova withdraws from French Open with arm injury

Kvitova, a semi-finalist in Paris in 2012, made a strong start to the clay court season by winning the title in Stuttgart and reaching the quarter-finals in Madrid.

11 May 2019

Kiki Bertens stuns Simona Halep to lift Madrid Open title

Bertens looked dominant throughout the summit showdown as she eased past reigning French Open champion Halep 6-4, 6-4 in almost one and a half hour to lift the title.

06 May 2019

Petra Kvitova battles into third round of Madrid Open

Kvitova will now face either Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea or former World No four Caroline Garcia in the last-16 of the tournament.

06 May 2019

Japan's Naomi Osaka stays atop WTA rankings

Osaka is currently standing with a total of 6, 151 points and maintains a lead of 316 points over Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic.

27 Apr 2019

Abdominal injury rules Naomi Osaka out of Stuttgart Open

Osaka was due to take on eighth-seed Anett Kontaveit in the semifinals of the tournament.

29 Mar 2019

Ashleigh Barty overcomes rain delays to reach Miami Open final

The 22-year-old endured three rain delays before she eventually registered a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over Kontaveit in a one-sided semi-final of the women's singles event.

10 Mar 2019

Indian Wells: Venus Williams scripts stunning comeback to beat Petra Kvitova

With the win over Kvitova, Williams has now set up a third-round clash against fellow countrywoman Christina McHale in the Indian Wells.

09 Mar 2019

Venus Williams overcomes illness to advance to 2nd round at Indian Wells

Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4,0-6, 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.

07 Mar 2019

Petra Kvitova says meeting with Monica Seles was key after knife attack

Kvitova suffered cuts to her left hand during a home invasion in 2016, while Seles was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg in 1993.

24 Feb 2019

Unseeded Belinda Bencic downs Petra Kvitova to lift Dubai title

The win was also Bencic`s fourth win over a top 10 player this week after getting past Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina in the previous rounds.

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