Kvitova Reaches Indian Wells Quarterfinals

World No. 9 Petra Kvitova ended the run of qualifier Nicole Gibbs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday.
The Czech left-hander struck more than twice the number of winners than her American opponent (27 to 11) and won 18 of 25 points at net to tie up the match in just over two hours. With the victory, the two-time Wimbledon champion equals her best performance in Indian Wells (2013 QFs, l. to Kirilenko).


“It’s always tough coming back after losing the first [set],” said Kvitova on court after the match. “We both played really well in the third set so I was happy to get the win.”

The 26 year old will vie for her place in the final four against 2014 runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska, who defeated 2010 champion Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-3.

Other WTA stars slated to play their fourth-round matches today include World No. 1 Serena Williams, defending champion Simona Halep, and ninth seed Roberta Vinci.

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Radwanska and Petkovic out of Qatar Open

Polish tennis female player, world no.3 Agnieszka Radwanska and Andrea Petkovic are out of WTA Qatar Total Open (Doha) 2016. Radwanska got defeated easily by Carla Suarez Navarro with 2-0 in sets (6-2; 6-0).
On the other side german Andrea Petkovic retires from tournament in second against Jelena Ostapenko. In the final will face Carla Suarez Navarro vs. Jelena Ostapenko.

Petkovic Reaches Semifinals in WTA Qatar Open

Andrea Petkovic advanced in WTA Qatar Total Open (Doha) as she reaches semis. She beats Garbine Muguruza 2-1 in sets (6-1; 5-7; 6-2). In semifinal she will face Jelena Ostapenko.

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Andrea Petkovic advanced in WTA Qatar Total Open (Doha), as former world no.1, Caroline Wozniacki lost to reach quarterfinal. Petkovic beats Coco Vandeweghe 2-0 in sets (6-3; 6-4), on the other side Wozniacki got defeated by Elena Vasnina 2-1 in sets (5-7; 7-5; 3-6). Petkovic tomorrow will face Garbine Muguruza.

Bouchard and Petkovic Advance in Doha

Eugenie Bouchard took another step in her comeback on the WTA Tour by battling to a 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Latvian qualifier Anastasija Sevastova in the first round of the Qatar Open on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Canadian, who reached as high as world number five in October 2014, the year when she reached the final of Wimbledon before losing to Petra Kvitova, is now ranked 61st on the WTA Tour.
Bouchard is making a comeback this year after giving a walkover in the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open to Roberta Vinci. She had suffered a concussion after slipping and falling down in the locker room.
Bouchard, who is now involved in a legal battle with the United States Tennis Association following the incident, will meet either 15th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine or Czech playwr Denisa Allertova in the next round.
Bouchard, who accepted a wildcard for the tournament, finally won her match after two hours and 28 minutes. She saved nine break points.
"I haven't played a match for some time, so I am glad to get a good, tough outing in the first round," said Bouchard, whose last match was a second-round loss to Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the Australian Open.
"I'm just so grateful to be back on tour after a rough end of last season. I'm just so happy to be doing what I love, to be playing in front of the fans, to enjoy this life."
The top eight seeded players, including world No. 2 and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber of Germany, have a bye to the second round.
Karolina Pliskova, seeded 10th, lost rather tamely to Russia's Margarita Gasparyan 6-1, 6-1 after struggling to get her first serves in during the whole match.
Germany's Andrea Petkovic, a former top-10 player now ranked 28th, continued her domination of Russia's Ekaterina Makarova, beating her 6-3, 6-2 in the last match of the day. She is now 4-0 in head-to-head against her Russian rival.
Croatia's Donna Vekic brushed aside Omani wildcard Fatma Al Nabhani, winning 6-0, 6-0 in 50 minutes.

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