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(Reuters) – Petra Kvetova defeated her defeat against the Australian Open by beating Belarusian Viktoria Azarenka 6-2 7-6 at the St. Petersburg Tennis Championships on Wednesday but after struggling against her former rival world number one.
The defending champion showed that she was still affected by her loss to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open final on Saturday, and lost her first two games.
The second seed immediately interrupted the show twice around the world before sending it for the first time, then using his powerful shots to excel in the long beating exchanges and win the first set.
Kvetova took advantage of his powerful feelings to win his first three races in the second set. She seemed ready to make things easier for the quarter-finals and then beat Azarenka again to extend her score by 5-1.
But the Czech player made a double mistake at the end of the match by allowing Azarenka to break his leg and start an awakening that could have been historic.
I really wanted to finish the game early but unfortunately, I fought in the second set and I played well during the break. "
Kvetova scored 40 successful attacks against Azarenka, but also made 33 easy fouls against 17 opponents.
The cohesion of the Czechs appeared in the decisive game and ended the match with a strong setback along the sideline to play a quarter-final against Russia's Veronika Kudermitova or Croatia's Donna Vickić.
(Reuters)
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