Petra Kvitova has defeated Polona Hercog of Slovenia in the opening round of the US Open at New York. Kvitova won the match in the straight sets by 7-6(6), 6-1. In the first set, the young Slovenian played very well and didn’t let Kvitova win her points easily. But, she didn’t manage to maintain her intensity in the second set. Kvitova demolished Hercog in the second set and cruised into the second round.
In the first 4 games of the first set, neither of the two players was able to sneak a breakthrough and the scores were levelled at 2-2 at the end of the fourth game. Hercog broke Kvitova’s service in the fifth game to take a lead of 3-2, but, she wasn’t able to maintain the lead for too long as Kvitova got a breakthrough in the very next game to level the score. Both the players held their service in the remaining games and the set went into the tie breaker. Hercog matched Kvitova shot by shot in the tie breaker as well. But, she lost a few points towards the end and Kvitova managed to grab the first set. In the second set, there was a considerable deterioration in Hercog’s performance. Kvitova broke Hercog’s service twice in the second set and took a profound lead of 5-1. It was very tough for Hercog to make a comeback in the match from that stage. Kvitova wrapped up the match by holding her service in the 7th game of the second set.
This was the first match between these two players. On being asked about her opponent, Kvitova said that Hercog is extremely talented, but, she is a bit inexperienced. The more she will play, the better she will get. In the second round, Kvitova will play against Alize Cornet of France.
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Former Wimbledon women’s champion Petra Kvitova saw her reign as the champion of the All England Club ended by a resurgent Serena Williams, but the Czech Republic player believes that Williams deserved her title on the back of some tremendous form since she made her comeback to the court.
Williams, who went on to defeat newly crowned world number one Victoria Azarenka in the semi final of Wimbledon and Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in the final to claim her 5th title at the All England Club deserved to be crowned the champion, according to the former world number two.
Kvitova stated that the performances Williams has put up since returning to the court after spending almost 10 months off the court due to injury and health issues deserved the title simply because of the sheer desire and hunger that she displayed to return to the pinnacle of tennis. And Petra Kvitova has no qualms about getting beaten by Williams, who, according to her, was the worthy winner of their match. Read more »
2011 was an incredible year for Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. She conquered at Brisbane, Paris, Madrid, Wimbledon, Linz and the WTA Championships, was awarded Player of the Year, and received her highest World Ranking at Number 2. It comes as a surprise then, that 2012 has, as of yet, produced very little and as Kvitova was knocked out of Wimbledon yesterday, this year shows no signs of echoing the triumphs of 2011.
January saw her reach the semi-finals at the Australian Open, only to be deterred by Sharapova. Impaired by an Achilles injury and illness she was unable to battle at Doho and Dubai, and after a straight set defeat at Wimbledon yesterday, her quest to hold the trophy once more has come to an end.
Kvitova’s Wimbledon tournament started comfortably, beating Baltacha and Lepchenko in straight sets to take her into the fourth round. She was met by Schiavone, who for the first set at least was able to dominate, rinsing Kvitova of her confidence and game play; Schiavone took the first set 6-4. As the rain poured, game play was stopped, and on commencement of the match, a different Kvitova emerged, much to the dismay of Schiavone. The following two sets saw glimpses of the Czech’s technical brilliance, and the crowd watched in awe as determined, she regained fearlessness, taking the match 7-5, 6-1 and a place in the quarter-finals.
Despite a courageous come-back in the fourth round, Kvitova was unable to compete with the sheer force of Serena Williams, who in straight sets demolished the Czech. Williams’ serve was meticulous, her shots overpowering, and she played with an unrelenting desire to win which Kvitova could not contest. Although unable to defend her Wimbledon title, with the US Open fast approaching, perhaps Kvitova will be able to triumph once more.