“I had a slow start – I was a little bit disappointed about that, it was the third match this week I started like that. Also Carla (Suarez Navarro) was playing really well – it wasn’t easy to play my game because she was holding me back on the baseline, putting a lot of [...]
“I knew today was going to be difficult — I was playing a good opponent with tremendous results on clay, and in general she’s not an easy opponent to play against.
“I needed to be ready. And there were some things I was disappointed with — I don’t think I took advantage [...]
Fifth seed Petra Kvitova is through to the second round in Stuttgart after defeating wildcard Annika Beck in three sets. The Czech star tallied 7 aces and 8 service breaks en route to a 7-5, 6-7(0), 6-3 victory.
Joining Kvitova in the second round are (8) Nadia Petrova, compatriot Lucie Safarova and Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro, [...]
“This is an incredible moment, an incredible victory. It was a tough match, and I was nervous, and at the end I was a little bit tired too, but I think overall I played a really good game. The crowd was really important today. But now we’re in the Fed Cup final again, [...]
“I played a really good game today.
“Petra was playing very well and very aggressively in the first set, getting a lot of first serves in, but I stayed with her and won the tie-break, and things were better in the second set, probably because she was a little bit tired. But [...]
Top seed Petra Kvitova continued her progress at the Katowice Open, having ousted Romanian qualifier Alexandra Cadantu in straight sets. The Czech is through to her 13th WTA Tour final after closing the match in 81 minutes, 6-0, 6-4.
“A lot of the games were really close throughout the match and we were having a [...]
Top seed Petra Kvitova is through to the final four after taking out Croatia’s Petra Martic in straight sets. The Czech held 9 consecutive service games en route to a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
“I think today I played my best match here,” Kvitova said. “It was a special feeling to play so well and feel [...]
Top seed Petra Kvitova continued her run at the Katowice Open, having ousted Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella in straight sets. The Czech star overcame eight double faults to seal the win in 88 minutes, 7-5, 6-2.
“I started pretty slowly on the court and she was playing quite well, she didn’t have as many mistakes as [...]