Kvitova, the 13th time is the charm

It is never late if happiness is good. That must have thought Peter Kvitov after winning with suffering and in three sets (6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 in 2h12) to Ekaterina Alexandrova and qualify for the first time for the semifinals of the Miami Open in his 13th participation.

The 33-year-old and 12th-ranked Czech in the world used her inexhaustible class to overcome the 28-year-old and 18th-ranked Russian, whom she had already beaten in their previous match, at the 2020 Australian Open. She will face the Romanian Sorana Cirstea on Friday (not before 9:00 p.m., Teledeporte and DAZN), executioner on Wednesday of Aryna Sabalenka.

Kvitova, who plays, nothing more and nothing less, her 99th WTA 1,000 (only Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova surpasses her with 100), will fight to be in another final, in search of her ninth title in a tournament of this category, first since Mutua Madrid Open 2018. They prevailed in a very even match, marked by the safety of both players with their serve (there were only three breaks).decided by small margins in the percentages, perhaps because of Petra’s greater experience.