Petra Kvitová showed a big turnaround in the first set
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Petra Kvitová entered the match well with Leylah Fernandez, when she took the initial service from her opponent. However, this ended the positives for the Czech number one for a long time. Another game belonged to her opponent. The Czech tennis player lost three services in a row and quickly lost 1: 5 against the aggressively and excellently moving Canadian.
However, why Petra Kvitová is nicknamed the “Czech lioness” was confirmed by a six-time fedcup champion in the following games. They offered excellent tennis full of great exchanges from the baseline. : 5.
Petra Kvitová for submission
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The run-up Czech Republic also entered the second set very well, in which it took the lead 3: 0 and thus won nine games in a row. Only then did Fernandez get the word out, keeping hope with two gamma and reducing it to 2: 3.
However, Kvitová did not allow any further complications, with an aggressive play from the baseline she led the set to the winning end in a ratio of 6: 3 and celebrates advancing to the round of 16 of the French Open.
Uncle and Sie Shu-wei hesitated
Wimbledon champions Barbora Strýcová and Sie Šu-wej advanced to Roland Garros in the round of 16 doubles. The first deployed tennis players, who together also controlled the clay general in Rome, defeated the Czech-Dutch couple Marie Bouzková, Arantxa Rusová in an hour and a half 7: 5, 6: 1 in the second round.
Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková succeeded in expanding the ranks of the Czech representatives in the third round of doubles in Paris today, defeating the American couple Jennifer Brady, Caroline Dolehide 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4.
Kristýna Plíšková, who plays in Slovakia with Viktória Kužmová from Slovakia, and Květa Peschkeová with Demi Schuursová from the Netherlands, have already secured participation in the doubles round.
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