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Sharvin shoots 66 to end Czech Masters on a high
Cormac Sharvin carded a brilliant six-under-par 66 to shoot up the leaderboard in his final round at the D+D Real Czech Masters on Sunday.
Petra Kvitova to take on qualifier Garcia for Cincinnati title
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament. In a match twice hit by lengthy rain delays, Garcia was able to keep her focus to see off sixth-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 4-6 6-1. After battling her way through qualifying, the resurgent Frenchwoman has notched wins over three top 10 world-ranked opponents, Maria Sakkari (4), Sabalenka (7) and Jessica Pegula (8).
Kvitova, Garcia advance to Cincinnati women's final
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Petra Kvitova outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final.
Kvitova, Garcia advance to Cincinnati women’s final
MASON, Ohio: Petra Kvitova outlasted Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Western & Southern Open final. The 32-year-old Kvitova had never advanced to the semifinals in 10 prior appearances in the Cincinnati tournament. It is Czech’s 40th career final, and she’ll face another surprise entrant in Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final in Cincinnati. “That’s nice to have this experience, even in my age,” Kvitova said, smiling. “In my career, I had many, many finals, but never here. It feels different because it’s for the first time in Cincinnati.”
Sweden wins bronze at world juniors with victory over Czech Republic
Isak Rosen scored the game-winner for Sweden in a 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic to take the bronze medal at the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday in Edmonton.
Petra Kvitova defeats Madison Keys in comeback win at Cincinnati Open to reach Sunday's final
Petra Kvitova defeated Madison Keys 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3 in their Cincinnati Open semi-final on Saturday afternoon. The Czech player defeated her American rival, the 2019 tournament champion, after initially going a set down. Ad Sunday’s match will be Kvitova’s 40th WTA final, and a win would be her 30th singles title so far.
Misfiring Kvitova beats Keys to reach Cincinnati final
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open.