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Bouchard, 2011 champ Kvitova reach Wimbledon final
Tennis | Jul 04, 2014, 03:19 PM ISTLondon: Eugenie Bouchard defeated French Open runner-up Simona Halep 7-6 (5), 6-2 Thursday to become the first Canadian to advance to a Grand Slam tournament final. The 20-year-old Bouchard, who has not dropped a set
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Kvitova loses in Sydney semis; del Potro advances
Tennis | Jan 09, 2014, 01:22 PM ISTSydney: Second-seeded Petra Kvitova suffered an upset 6-4, 6-3 loss to Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in the semifinals of the Sydney International on Thursday. Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, was broken twice in the first
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Kvitova joins Li in WTA Championships semifinals
Tennis | Oct 26, 2013, 07:58 AM ISTIstanbul: Li Na swept past the ailing Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semifinals of the WTA Championships at the expense of the second-ranked Australian Open champion on Friday.The fourth-seeded Li
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Wimbledon: Kvitova 1st player into quarterfinals
Tennis | Jul 01, 2013, 07:34 PM ISTLondon, Jul 1: Former champion Petra Kvitova became the first player to reach the quarterfinals at this year's Wimbledon, beating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday.She was joined minutes later by
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Wimbledon: Petra Kvitova reaches 4th round
Tennis | Jul 01, 2013, 06:01 PM ISTLondon, Jun 29: Petra Kvitova avoided becoming the latest former champion to be knocked out in the first week at Wimbledon, rallying from a break down in the final set on Saturday to beat Ekaterina
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Kvitova, Kirilenko, Errani, Vinci advance
Tennis | Mar 09, 2013, 06:54 PM ISTIndian Wells (California), Mar 9: Petra Kvitova, Maria Kirilenko, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Friday.Kvitova, the No. 5 seed, ousted Olga
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Bartoli upsets Kvitova in US Open fourth round
Tennis | Sep 03, 2012, 08:23 PM ISTNew York, Aug 3: Marion Bartoli rallied to upset Petra Kvitova and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.The 11th-seeded Frenchwoman won 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday. Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, has
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Kvitova beats Kirilenko for New Haven title
Tennis | Aug 26, 2012, 11:29 PM ISTNew Haven (Connecticut), Aug 26: Petra Kvitova beat Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (9), 7-5 on Saturday to win the New Haven Open, the Czech star's second WTA tournament title in three weeks.The second-seeded Kvitova trailed 5-2
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Kvitova and Kirilenko through to New Haven final
Tennis | Aug 25, 2012, 09:33 PM ISTNew Haven, Aug 25: Second-seeded Petra Kvitova will face Maria Kirilenko in the New Haven Open final after four-time defending champion Caroline Wozniacki pulled out with a knee injury on Friday, ending her remarkable sequence
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Kvitova clinches US Open Series title in New Haven
Tennis | Aug 24, 2012, 10:22 PM ISTNew Haven (Connecticut), Aug 24: Caroline Wozniacki extended her remarkable unbeaten run at the New Haven Open on Thursday, but her quest for a fifth consecutive title may hinge on her right knee.Wozniacki suffered an
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Serena beats Kvitova to reach Wimbledon semis
Tennis | Jul 03, 2012, 11:37 PM ISTWimbledon (England), Jul 3: The sounds were new to Serena Williams, and the feeling on Centre Court was different. The result, though, was quite familiar.Playing under the retractable roof for the first time on the
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Kvitova ends qualifier Shvedova's French Open run
Tennis | Jun 06, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTParis, Jun 6: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals for the third time in the past four Grand Slam tournaments, ending 142nd-ranked qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova's upset-filled run at the French Open 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
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Wimbledon champ Kvitova advances at Italian Open
Tennis | May 15, 2012, 09:48 PM ISTRome, May 15: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.Kvitova struggled with the bright sunshine at the
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Kvitova To Lead Czechs In Fed Cup Semifinals
Tennis | Apr 12, 2012, 11:05 AM ISTPrague, Apr 12: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will lead defending champion Czech Republic against Italy in the Fed Cup semifinals.Because of illness and injury, the third-ranked Kvitova has played only three matches on the WTA
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Kvitova Pulls Out Of Qatar Ladies Open With Injury
Tennis | Feb 10, 2012, 11:09 PM ISTDubai, Feb 10: Wimbledon Open champion Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the Qatar Ladies Open because of an unspecified injury.The Czech is ranked second and would have been seeded second in the tournament that
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Djokovic, Kvitova Advance At Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 17, 2012, 10:19 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia, Jan 17 : Anyone who didn't know Novak Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam titles last year only had to look at his shoes. That's if his emphatic first-round win at the
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Kvitova To Face Kirilenko In Fed Cup Final Opener
Tennis | Nov 04, 2011, 09:33 PM ISTMoscow, Nov 4: Maria Kirilenko was surprisingly picked by Russia to face Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the opening singles of the Fed Cup final on Saturday.Kirilenko, whose Fed Cup experience
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Kvitova, Jankovic Reach Semis At Generali Ladies
Tennis | Oct 15, 2011, 11:15 AM ISTLinz, Austria, Oct 15: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova eased past Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 Friday to reach her seventh semifinal of the season at the Generali Ladies.The top-seeded Kvitova will play former No.
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Kvitova, Jankovic Advance To 2nd Round In Linz
Tennis | Oct 12, 2011, 08:22 AM ISTLinz, Austria, Oct 12: Top-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic eased past Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies.The Wimbledon champion, ranked a