Tag: Petra Kvitova

Coco Gauff is so disappointed after losing to former No. 1 Simona Halep. (AP)

Coco’s magical run ends

The thousands of spectators at Court No. 1 on Monday realized it,…

July 9, 2019

Switzerland's Roger Federer (AFP photo)

Big 3 into Madrid quarters

Federer, playing only his second match of a 2019 comeback to clay…

May 10, 2019

Petra Kvitova (AFP photo)

Kvitova brushes past Mladenovic

The Czech second seed, chasing a fourth title on the Caja Magica…

May 7, 2019

AUSTRIAN Dominic Thiem raises his arms in triumph after trouncing Daniil Medvedev, 6-4, 6-0, in the Barcelona Open finals. (AFP)

Thiem tames Medvedev

A day after knocking out 11-time Barcelona winner Rafael Nadal in the…

April 29, 2019

Venus Williams (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP)

Venus shocks Kvitova

She booked a third-round clash with fellow American Christina McHale, a 6-4,…

March 10, 2019

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Comeback queen Bencic stuns champion to reach Dubai final

The 45th-ranked Swiss, who once stood seventh in the rankings before a…

February 23, 2019

Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic (Michal CIZEK / AFP)

Czech, Romania split rubbers in Fed Cup

Pliskova, her country’s top player in the absence of world number two…

February 10, 2019

Japan's Naomi Osaka holds her trophy after defeating Petra Kvitova, left, of the Czech Republic during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Osaka wins Australian Open

So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open…

January 27, 2019

Osaka faces Kvitova in Aussie Open final

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Fourth seed Naomi Osaka outgunned Karolina Pliskova Thursday to…

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January 24, 2019

Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova kisses her trophy after winning against The Netherlands' Kiki Bertens in the Madrid Open tennis tournament final match in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Kvitova wins Madrid Open

Petra Kvitova won the Madrid Open title for the third time on…

May 14, 2018

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American shocks Kvitova

Madison Brengle knew, of course, that her opponent, Petra Kvitova, was a…

July 6, 2017

Venus Williams of the United States returns a ball to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Williams in tears

Venus Williams wept at Wimbledon over the “devastation” of a fatal road…

July 4, 2017

No word yet on Kvitova

Petra Kvitova has regained the use of her racquet hand badly injured…

March 22, 2017

Kvitova vows to play tennis again

Petra Kvitova says she’s determined to play tennis again – no matter…

December 24, 2016

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Burglar knifes 2-time Wimbledon champion

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has undergone surgery to her left hand…

December 21, 2016

Czech retain Fed Cup

Czech Republic cemented its status of best team in the world by…

November 15, 2016