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  Australian Open: It's Petra Kvitova vs Naomi Osaka for the title and world No.1 spot

  Tennis | January 24, 2019 13:07 IST

  Petra Kvitova defeated Danielle Collins 7-6 (2), 6-0 while Naomi Osaka downed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals to set up a summit clash against each other.

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  Karolina Pliskova reaches WTA Finals semifinals with win over Petra Kvitova

  Tennis | October 25, 2018 18:58 IST

  Pliskova, who advanced from her group for the second straight year, beat Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 to improve her record to 2-1 at the season-ending tournament.

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  Past champs Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova beaten at Wimbledon of upsets

  Tennis | July 04, 2018 10:57 IST

  A 15-month doping ban kept Sharapova out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in 2016, and an injury sidelined her a year ago.

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  Petra Kvitova stuns Magdalena Rybarikova to retain Birmingham Classic title

  Tennis | June 24, 2018 23:55 IST

  Kvitova hadn't dropped a set in Birmingham but was tested by Rybarikova before eventually prevailing 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

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  Petra Kvitova rallies to win Prague Open final

  Tennis | May 05, 2018 23:17 IST

  Petra Kvitova came from a set down to beat seventh-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Prague Open final.

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  Wimbledon 2017: Petra Kvitova stunned by unseeded Brengle in Round 2

  Tennis | July 06, 2017 16:30 IST

  The 95th-ranked Brengle forced a huge upset against the two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova in three sets to reach the third round at the All England Club.

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  Wimbledon 2015: Defending champion Petra Kvitova loses to 28th seed Jelena Jankovic

  Tennis | July 05, 2015 7:27 IST

  London: About an hour after flopping on her back and kicking her feet overhead to celebrate a stunning comeback against defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic still was giddy."I cannot stop smiling. ... I

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  Kvitova wins Madrid final, Nadal v Murray in men's finale

  Tennis | May 10, 2015 16:08 IST

  Madrid: Petra Kvitova eased to her second Madrid Open title when she beat an unwell Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.A day after ending Serena Williams' unbeaten start to the year, Kvitova's

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  Petra Kvitova follows Venus Williams to early exit in Dubai

  Tennis | February 19, 2015 23:36 IST

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates:  Second-seeded Petra Kvitova and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic followed defending champion Venus Williams to an early exit at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.In all, five of the top eight seeded players

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  Wimbledon champion Kvitova into 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 23, 2015 11:25 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continued to make amends for an upset first-round loss last year at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4 second-round win Thursday over Mona Barthel.Fourth-seeded Kvitova held her serve

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  Wimbledon champ Kvitova wins 1st-rounder at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 11:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the second round of the Australian Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands in 63 minutes on Tuesday.Kvitova won her second

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  Fed Cup: Kvitova eyes one more trophy in 2014

  Tennis | November 06, 2014 7:32 IST

  Prague: Tasked with leading the Czech Republic to victory in another home Fed Cup final this weekend, Petra Kvitova said the considerable pressure from compatriots is much less than what she puts on herself.The Czechs

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  WTA Finals: Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2

  Tennis | October 23, 2014 16:25 IST

  Singapore: Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 at the WTA Finals on Thursday, further eroding the Russian player's hopes of claiming the year-end No. 1 ranking.   Sharapova, who needs to win the title to

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  Sharapova wins China Open, back to world number 2

  Tennis | October 06, 2014 7:34 IST

  Beijing: Russian Maria Sharapova conjured up some of her three-setter magic in the final of the China Open tennis on Sunday, rallying past Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic for the title.Sharapova cruised through to

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  Petra Kvitova, Eugenie Bouchard qualify for Wuhan Open semis

  Tennis | September 26, 2014 10:24 IST

  Wuhan, China : Third-seeded Petra Kvitova swept aside Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday, while Caroline Wozniacki rallied to beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. 

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  Maria Sharapova knocked out by qualifier at Wuhan Open

  Tennis | September 25, 2014 10:01 IST

  Wuhan, China:  Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the Wuhan Open by Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the third round on Wednesday.   Sharapova double-faulted six times in the first set, and was

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  US Open: Dizzy in heat , Bouchard out of upset heavy US Open

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:45 IST

  NEW YORK: Bothered by the heat and stifling humidity, Eugenie Bouchard felt dizzy and her vision was blurry. She got her blood pressure checked. Plastic bags filled with ice were rubbed on her shoulders, arms

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  US Open: Wimbledon champ Kvitova out in third round

  Tennis | August 30, 2014 23:37 IST

  NEW YORK: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was stunned in the third round of the U.S. Open by a scrambling, moon-balling qualifier ranked No. 145.   Aleksandra Krunic, a 21-year-old Serb who until this week had not

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  Petra Kvitova takes 2nd Connecticut Open title

  Tennis | August 24, 2014 14:16 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. : Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to win her second Connecticut Open title in the past three years.   The No. 4 player in the world

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  Petra Kvitova moves into semifinals at Connecticut Open

  Tennis | August 22, 2014 7:18 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Conn:  Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova moved into the semifinals of the Connecticut Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win Thursday over fellow Czech player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.   Kvitova went down by a service break